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Welcome to the OFTEC consumer pages

If your home is not on the gas grid, you will be one of around 20% of UK homes and 65% of Irish homes that have the option to choose an alternative central heating or cooking technology to mains gas. This could be a electric heating, LPG, solid fuel or the most popular off-grid option, oil heating.

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Consumer news

Last chance for oil heated homes as consultation responses hit 12,000

Tuesday, February 03, 2026 by OFTEC

Oil heated homes have just a few days left to respond to a government consultation on the future of home heating as a record breaking milestone is achieved.

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New consultation launches impacting how 500,000 oil heated homes in Northern Ireland could be heated in the future

Friday, January 30, 2026 by OFTEC

The 500,000 oil heated homes in Northern Ireland are being urged to submit their views on how their homes should be heated in the future as part of a new consultation.

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