That’s awesome! There’s a lot of work to do to make renewable heating more of an option though- even with the £7,500 grant, British Gas estimate most of their installations cost an extra £5,000 due mainly to plumbing and radiator reworks. That’s sadly a lot more than installing a new combi-boiler, so most households won’t touch it.
I don’t have any suggestions, but if the UK wants to make really strong progress, we need to tip the balance so that clean heating is a more economic choice than doubling down on gas.
That’s awesome! There’s a lot of work to do to make renewable heating more of an option though- even with the £7,500 grant, British Gas estimate most of their installations cost an extra £5,000 due mainly to plumbing and radiator reworks. That’s sadly a lot more than installing a new combi-boiler, so most households won’t touch it.
I don’t have any suggestions, but if the UK wants to make really strong progress, we need to tip the balance so that clean heating is a more economic choice than doubling down on gas.
There is also a lot to do with the cost of electricity vs gas and how badly insulated houses are. Cries in solid walls late 1800’s house 😭
The dream: EWI -> heat pump -> knock down shed -> build insulated shed with solar panels! But who has spare money for that!