Heat pumps to play a key role in the future of low carbon heating.
What is the market-based mechanism for low carbon heat?
The market-based mechanism for low carbon heat is the UK government’s approach to establishing a widespread route to market for the installation of heat pumps.
Heat pumps are devices that transfer thermal energy between spaces, usually between an enclosed space and the outdoors. While there is no silver bullet to low carbon heating, they represent one of the many clean solutions to heating our homes and commercial buildings. Run primarily on electricity, in future years, heat pumps will cost less to heat a consumer’s home, as the price of electricity becomes more competitive with gas.
What has been proposed in the new mechanism?
The response to the consultation has revealed that gas boiler manufactures will be obligated to sell a certain number of heat pumps into the market, as a proportion of their gas boiler sales. The mechanism will serve as the ‘cat
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