Heating: Electricity
Lords · Question HL250 · Tabled 23 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the use by domestic consumers of electricity over gas to power home heating.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, 1 Aug 2024
Heat pumps will play a pivotal role in the decarbonisation of heat in homes, and the Government is committed to supporting their adoption. Support is available to help households to upgrade to a heat pump, through schemes like the Boiler Upgrade Scheme wh...