"Heat Pumps Should Be Key To Truss’s Energy Strategy, Urges Expert"

"Measures unlikely to include incentives for people to install devices, which cut bills and emissions".

"Heat pumps need to be at the heart of any new energy strategy, to keep Britain’s homes warm and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but so far there is little sign of the policy measures needed, one of the UK’s leading heating experts has warned.

Liz Truss, who was officially installed as prime minister on Tuesday, has pledged help for households with the cost of living crisis with details to be announced in full this week. Measures are likely to include a cap on energy prices and increased gas production.

But the strategy will miss out on a vital opportunity to permanently reduce households bills unless it includes significant incentives for people to install heat pumps, according to Jan Rosenow, of the Regulatory Assistance Project."

Fiona Harvey reports for the Guardian September 7, 2022.

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Source: Guardian, 09/07/2022