Heat Batteries: Warm Homes Plan
Commons · Question 34710 · Tabled 28 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of heat battery technology to the Warm Homes Plan; and what steps he is taking to support the (a) development and (b) dep
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 10 Mar 2025
Heat batteries are a promising technology because they utilise time-of-use tariffs, do not require outside space, and can be cheaper to install than heat pumps in some circumstances. However, they are also less efficient than heat pumps and will therefore...