Category: Heat pumps

No ban on gas boilers in UK warm homes plan but heat pumps get £2.7bn push

Government opts against phasing out new boilers by 2035 in effort to cut energy bills by as much as £1,000 a yearAnalysis: Labour’s warm homes plan is all carrot and no stick for UK householdsThere will be no...

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Ministers may cut green tech mandate from new homes regulations in England

Exclusive: Critics say removing battery installation requirement will reduce amount homebuyers save on energy billsMinisters are poised to allow homes in England to be built without carbon-cutting technology in what experts have...

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Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan

Exclusive: Supporters say grants largely going to middle-class households, but experts warn move will slow transition from gas boilersHundreds of thousands of homeowners will lose their right to subsidies for eco-friendly heat...

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UK government hires ‘nudge unit’ to help dispel heat pump myths

Behaviour experts say misinformation shared in media and by other stakeholders is impeding uptakeExperts from a “nudge unit” have been hired to help ministers fight misinformation about heat pumps in to try to...

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Stop pushing heat pumps or face major backlash, green energy magnate tells Labour

Party donor Dale Vince warns that urging homeowners to switch to clean-power technology risks political storm bigger than UlezThe government risks a huge political backlash if it keeps pushing the public to install heat pumps to...

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