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The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes

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The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes

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The Guardian reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. The Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pump Clare Naylor paid close attention to how much energy she and her family were using last winter, filling hot-water bottles and bringing out extra blankets to ensure they didn’t go over budget. This year, she won’t have to worry as she is guaranteed not to receive a bill. While millions of British households face the highest energy charges in three years from today after a 4% rise in the price cap , and predictions of a 16% increase in January , upgrades to Naylor’s home mean she will not have to pay anything. Continue reading... Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/01/the-zero-bills-home-how-one-family-is-beating-the-energy-price-hikes

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