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Energy Performance Certificates

Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UIN HL2863, tabled on 25 November 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that energy performance certificates are inaccurate.

Answered on

9 December 2024

The Government recognises challenges with energy performance certificates (EPCs) and is consulting on proposals for improvements to the EPC system, including on how to make them more accurate and reliable.

As part of this, the Government is overhauling the methodology underpinning EPCs with the Home Energy Model. An initial consultation on the Home Energy Model closed in March 2024, which will be followed by a technical consultation on a revised EPC methodology in due course.