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New homes to get heat pumps and solar panels under new guidelines
Western Morning News (Saturday)
|June 07, 2025
BUILDERS will be required to fit solar panels on rooftops and install low-carbon heating for most new build homes in England under proposed changes to be published this year.
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The Energy Department (Desnz) said on Friday that the future homes standard (FHS), which will be published in autumn, is expected to require new residential properties to have solar panels by default.
This story is from the June 07, 2025 edition of Western Morning News (Saturday).
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