UKLPG, the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry trade association, is urging energy ministers to reconsider the decision to exclude oil and LP Gas boilers from the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF).

Rob Shuttleworth, chief executive of UKLPG described the government's decision to exclude LPG condensing boilers as a "missed opportunity" to increase household energy efficiency and cut energy bills.

"LPG is the lowest carbon of all the off-grid conventional fuels and burns without the pollutants that other conventional and indeed some renewable fuels emit," Mr Shuttleworth continued. "This policy decision is unfairly limiting the choice of consumers because they are not connected to the mains gas network.

"Rural off-grid consumers have to pay for both the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and the GDHIF through their taxes, but with little prospect of being able to benefit - as those on the mains gas grid can - when, in fact, a new LPG condensing boiler will typically result in a 30% saving on fuel bills.

"Indeed, we understand that one of the key reasons DECC has chosen not to include LP Gas boilers as eligible systems within the GDHIF is because they want to prioritise delivery of renewable heating systems to the off-grid sector."

According to UKLPG, LPG is clean burning and has lower greenhouse gas emissions than other fossil fuels, when measured on a total fuel cycle. It is a multi-purpose energy, and can be accessible to everyone without major infrastructure investment.