Consumers | OFTEC liquid fuel and renewable heating technologies

Welcome to the OFTEC consumer pages

If your home is not on the gas grid, you will be one of around 20% of UK homes and 65% of Irish homes that have the option to choose an alternative central heating or cooking technology to mains gas. This could be a electric heating, LPG, solid fuel or the most popular off-grid option, oil heating.

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Consumer news

Prime Minister warned not to overlook rural homes in VAT heating bill cuts

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 by OFTEC

Trade associations OFTEC and UKIFDA have written to the Prime Minister to outline growing concerns the government is planning to cut VAT on gas and electricity bills in the upcoming Budget but could once again overlook rural homes on oil heating.

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Response to CHMM consultation

Monday, November 10, 2025 by OFTEC

The government’s Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) places a mandatory obligation on manufacturers supplying gas and oil boilers to the UK market. Under the scheme, these businesses must meet increasing targets for the installation of heat pumps in existing properties, proportional to their continued sales of fossil fuel boilers.

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