Transforming the way our homes are heated, cooled and powered

Tuesday 7 July (Warrington): After more than eight years, Ian Rippin has announced he is standing down as CEO of MCS, the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewable energy systems like solar panels and heat pumps.

Wednesday 1 July (London): The energy price cap rise that comes into effect today could be mitigated by moving social and environmental levies off electricity bills and into general taxation, cutting electricity bills by 9%, a new report finds.

The MCS Foundation is sponsoring the Electrified Heat Transition Tracker (EHTT)  – a resource that brings together data on the adoption of heat pumps across the UK.  

The Electricity Bills Taskforce, a coalition of consumer groups, businesses and academics, says government could be doing more to reduce energy bills and cancel out the impacts of the global oil & gas price spike. 

The MCS Foundation has welcomed measures announced today, including an uplift to the BUS for households reliant on heating oil or LPG, and relaxing of planning restrictions for the installation of heat pumps

New polling reveals that a majority of MPs back measures that would mean no new fossil fuel boilers could be installed from 2035, with heat pumps and other zero-emissions systems being the default replacement.

A new report reveals that a majority of the public support government action to end the installation of fossil fuel boilers from 2035, with zero-emissions heating systems such as heat pumps being the default when a boiler needs replacing. 

31 March 2026 (London): Our CEO Garry Felgate shares his thoughts on the impact of the Future Homes Standard, and its implications for the ongoing mission to ensure all UK homes benefit from being carbon free. 

24 March 2026 (London): The MCS Foundation has welcomed confirmation that the vast majority of new homes in England will have solar panels and low carbon heating systems.