100,000 zero bills homes by 2030

'Zero Bills' homes – Stanford-le-Hope, Essex.  1

In 2023, we kicked off a mission. To build 100,000 zero bills homes in the UK by 2030.

Homes that are fully powered by green tech—solar panels, heat pumps, and batteries—with zero energy bills. It isn’t some far-fetched dream, it’s happening. And we’re leading the charge.

We’ve been led to believe that energy is something we’ll always have to pay more and more for, with bills climbing higher every year. But that doesn’t have to be the case. Right at our fingertips, we have the solutions—abundant green energy from the sun and wind, combined with incredible green tech like solar panels, batteries, and heat pumps. These innovations make it possible to completely abandon dirty fossil fuels and create a future where clean energy is not only abundant but completely free.

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Just recently, we teamed up with Starship and Liverpool City Region CA to build one of these innovative smart homes in just two days at the Labour party conference. That’s how quickly we can create a home that generates and stores its own energy, letting the people inside live comfortably without worrying about energy costs for up to 10 years. It’s an exciting glimpse of what the future holds.

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zero bills home labour conference

In just six years, 100,000 homeowners, families, and couples could be living without ever having to think about an energy bill"

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We’re teaming up with some of the UK’s biggest housebuilders, Vistry Group and Bellway, to roll these homes out across the country. Bellway’s got an entire 130-home development in Bedfordshire planned for ‘Zero Bills’—our largest site yet—and regional builders like Verto and GS8 are going all-in with these future smart homes.

But it’s not just about new builds. True change will require transforming the homes we already have. So, we’re also retro-fitting homes that are already standing—an estimated 500,000 homes built since 2013 could be upgraded to Zero Bills standards. That’s a huge number of homes that could see bills disappear.

It’s not just about saving money (though that’s a huge win)—it’s about making green living the easy, affordable option for everyone. And we’ve got the tech, the partners, and the ambition to get it done.

Zero bills, Zero stress, Zero carbon.

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Published on 28th October 2024 by:

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