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03 May 20221 minute read

Heat pumps now cheaper to run than gas boilers

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Heat pumps now cheaper to run than gas boilers

New data published by the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) has found that, for the first time, heat pumps are cheaper to run than gas boilers in the UK.

The research shows that heating with a gas boiler will cost households an average of £934 per year, up from £579. A very efficient heat pump will only cost £723 per year, up from £536 per year. For an average household this is a 27% saving of £261 per year.

The RAP is an independent non-governmental organisation which aims to accelerate the transition to a net zero energy landscape.

Peter Spurway, engineer and national sales manager at manufacturer LG, said in BSEE, “Whilst higher prices for gas and electricity help no one, the prices reflect the global issues that confront the costs surrounding fossil fuels.

“Whilst electricity is needed to run heat pumps, their ability to deliver up to four and half times as much energy in the form of heat and hot water as they consume clearly makes them a very serious option to the traditional gas and oil fired boilers that run the heating and hot water of so many homes in the UK.”

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