DETR rules out levy to fund domestic energy efficiency drive
The Energy Saving Trust's hopes of a levy on gas and electricity bills to pay for a major domestic energy efficiency programme has been ruled out by the Government. Instead, the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) wants to impose obligations on distribution or supply businesses to promote energy-saving measures - a move which would have to wait for primary legislation.
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