The Warm Homes Plan Signals a Smarter, Fairer Energy Future for UK Homes

The Warm Homes Plan sets out a clear vision for warmer, cheaper and cleaner homes across the UK backed by serious scale and long-term investment. Personally I’m really excited for this report, far more than I expected to be because it so concretely supports our business model. Build systems that enable flex for consumers and help them earn more from their assets whilst decarbonising the grid and speeding up electrification! For transparency we've cited the pages were specifically referencing as it might be helpful for others if you’re keen to read into sections.

---The enablers---
The Plan commits to prioritising rooftop solar, clean heating, energy storage and flexibility, recognising that these technologies together are critical to cutting bills, reducing fuel poverty and lowering emissions from buildings (pp. 24–25, Chapter 2).

---The game changer---
It also highlights the role of consumer-led flexibility, where home batteries and smart systems allow households to use energy when it’s cheapest and when renewable generation is abundant — shifting demand away from peak times and easing pressure on the grid (p. 38, Chapter 2). Pricing this is a challenge as it’s highly dependent on location, asset types and capacity but it could be low hundreds up to low thousands of pounds a year for fully electrified households in the right locations and with the right systems.

---Where we can help---
Importantly, the Plan positions home energy management systems alongside batteries, heat pumps and EVs as part of the “home of the future”, underlining that digital control is now a core part of the energy transition, not an optional extra (pp. 36–37, Chapter 2).

As millions more homes adopt these technologies over the coming years — including up to 3 million additional homes with rooftop solar by 2030 (p. 36) — making sure they work together intelligently will be key to delivering the outcomes the Plan is aiming for and precisely what we’re building!

Decent Energy, is building software-led energy management as the layer that helps turn this infrastructure into real, everyday savings for households, a fairer, faster transition and a more efficient, lower-carbon energy system overall.

You can read the full plan here yourself: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/warm-homes-plan