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Heat Batteries: Warm Homes Plan

Commons · Question 34712 · Tabled 28 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2025

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Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve public awareness and consumer advice on the benefits of heat battery technology as part of the Government’s Warm Homes Plan.

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...