Heat Batteries: Housing
Commons · Question 5547 · Tabled 12 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made on the potential merits of the use of heat batteries in decarbonising homes.
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 11 Oct 2024
Heat batteries are one of the most promising alternative electric heating technologies: they utilise time of use tariffs, do not require outside space and are cheaper to install than heat pumps in some circumstances. However, they are less efficient than ...