Newspaper story "Thousands of Scots face £30,000 bill to meet energy efficiency rules

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Story seen on the Herald website:

"Thousands of Scots face £30,000 bill to meet energy efficiency rules

Tens of thousands of rural homes could be facing up-front energy costs of more than £30,000 to meet tough energy efficiency standards set by the Scottish Government.

Residents in areas such as the North East and Highlands and Islands living in off-gas grid properties have only three years to meet the target of having electric heating systems installed.

Patrick Harvie, minister for zero carbon buildings, wants more sustainable options, such as heat pumps, installed to replace fossil fuel alternatives.

But in response to a parliamentary question he admitted that around 40,000 countryside homes – nearly a quarter of Scotland’s 170,000 off-grid properties – were not suitable for the installation of air source heat pumps. ... "

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/23226915.thousands-scots-face-30-000-bill-meet-energy-efficiency-rules/

I would think this would be worrying for quite a few people who live in the Caithness countryside. What do you think of this?

[Goodfellers]

Just read the article. I wonder who will pay for the 40% of council homes to be upgraded, the tenants through increased rents or the council tax payer through increased bills? So some house owners may have to pay for their own home and someone else's to be improved.

Let's hope its the tenants that face an increased rent bill, which, if the scheme is as good as it claims, would be offset by much lower heating bills.