Why Heat Pumps Won’t Save You Money Without Proper Insulation
Heat pumps may not lower your heating bills without proper home insulation. Upgrades to lofts, walls and windows improve efficiency and reduce running costs.
The Warm Homes Plan released today!
The Warm Homes Plan was officially unveiled this morning as the UK Government’s flagship initiative to transform home energy efficiency, slash energy bills, tackle fuel poverty, and drive progress toward net zero emissions. With a commitment of £15 billion in…
Read This Before Installing a Heat Pump
Read This Before Installing a Heat Pump In June last year, I moved into a new property in Oxfordshire. The house, I guess, could be considered a new build since it was built in the last couple of years, and…
Boiler Upgrade Scheme extended
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) is a government initiative for homeowners. It aims to help the homeowner afford the upfront cost of installing a heat pump. The policy can provide up to £5,000 for air-source heat pumps, and £6,000 for…
Air Source Heat Pumps are definitely not the answer!
It is clear from Government policy, that they are intent on pushing electric heating in homes in the UK. This is despite 85% of us using gas central heating systems to provide the heating for our homes as well as…
Clean Heat Grant to Replace the Renewable Heat Incentive
What is the Renewable Heat Incentive? The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a Government scheme that was introduced in 2011 to replace the Low Carbon Building Programme. Its aim is to encourage people to invest in renewable forms of heating, by paying them…
10 Things to Consider When Purchasing an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)
Air source heat pump technology rose in prominence in the 2010s in the UK, with the help of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) – a subsidy paying for the low carbon heating generated to the improver, incentivising the take-up. Now…
RHI Eligibility for Air Source Heat Pumps
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government-run scheme designed to get more people investing in renewable energy. There are thousands of eligible product models eligible to claim the RHI, as long as they follow certain rules. Here we’ll let…
Can I Get a Heat Pump for Free?
This May the energy regulators Ofgem updated the Renewable Heat Incentive, making some important changes to make solar thermal, heat pumps, and biomass boilers available to a lot more people. There is even an opportunity for free heat pumps. Heat…
How Much Are RHI Payments for Heat Pumps?
Renewable Heat Incentive payments for both ground source and air source heat pumps are calculated using a simple equation. Well, simple if you know what you’re doing. The Renewable Heat Incentive The Renewable Heat Incentive, or RHI, was announced in 2008…