HEAT PUMPS true cost - politico playbook19 Oct 2021 13:27
It’s not easy being green latest: The next issue is how much this is going to cost homeowners. Grants of £5,000 sound pretty generous, and BEIS briefed journalists last night that they mean “people choosing to install a heat pump will pay a similar amount as if they were installing a traditional gas boiler.” Still and arm and a leg, then. But as the BBC reports this morning, heat pumps currently cost between £6,000 and £18,000 depending on the size of your home. Laura Bishop of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association told Carole Walker on Times Radio last night that installation can cost up to £20,000. It’s important to note that the government expects the cost of these heat pumps to come down over time, but it doesn’t sound like it’s going to be cheap either way. Tory MP Steve Baker tells the Mail’s Harriet Line and Jason Groves: “I am quite certain the cost has not been adequately considered.”