Energy

High costs eating into growing appetite for home retrofitting

New BPFI research calls for government support to ‘bridge affordability gap’ and help achieve state energy targets

Home energy upgrades: High energy bills have many homeowners considering retrofitting their property. However, the high cost of upgrading their energy rating are holding 82 per cent back. Picture: Getty

“Growing momentum” in home retrofits is being countered by the high costs involved in improving energy efficiency, according to research from the Banking & Payments ...