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. 

11 March 2026: The MCS Foundation has welcomed the Welsh Government’s announcement that all new homes in Wales will be fitted with solar panels as well as low carbon heating such as heat pumps from Spring 2027. 

21 January 2026, London: Responding to the publication of the Warm Homes Plan, Garry Felgate, CEO of The MCS Foundation, said: “The Warm Homes Plan reaffirms the Government’s commitment to clean heat and energy, and the additional funding to help more households access affordable energy in their homes is extremely welcome.”

Read David Cowdrey, Director of External Affairs at The MCS Foundation’s response to the Scottish Government’s announcement that a Heat in Buildings Bill will not be introduced in the current session of the Scottish Parliament.

14 November 2025 (London): The MCS Foundation has said that continued funding and delivery of Government incentives, including the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, is critical. The Government must ensure that the upcoming Budget on 26 November reflects this.

Garry Felgate, CEO of The MCS Foundation, has welcomed higher targets under year two of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism.

Low public awareness and perceived lack of incentives are discouraging British households from switching to time-of-use energy tariffs, even if this switch could save them money, a new report by The MCS Foundation reveals. 

The MCS Foundation has welcomed the publication of the Government’s Solar Roadmap.

The MCS Foundation has welcomed the Government’s announcement that the vast majority of new homes will have solar panels and heat pumps under the Future Homes Standard. 

The MCS Foundation has welcomed Dr Garry Felgate as its new CEO, to lead the MCS Group at a crucial time in the mission to decarbonise homes, heat, and energy.