As the deadline approaches for banning gas boilers in newly constructed homes from 2025, a new analysis shows that only a very limited number of new-builds actually have them installed right now.
Confused .com says only 4.5% of new builds had air source heat pumps installed between 2019 and 2023; and that ground source heat pumps only accounted for 0.4% of new builds.
This means that under 5% of all new builds had heat pumps installed - in absolute numbers this adds up to around 54,000 new homes.
Air source heat pump installations increased from 2.68% in 2018 to 7.58% in 2023, a 4.9 percentage point rise; meanwhile ground source heat pumps rose from 0.21% to 0.47% in 2023, a change of 0.26 percentage points.
Confused .com used domestic Energy Performance Certificate data lodged between 2018 and 2023 to compile its analysis.
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Probably because like everything in the whole net zero agenda its total and utter garbage and doesn’t work in the real world
So all the new houses being built now will have to be retrofitted! lets hope the pipework & radiators are of sufficient size to cope with a heat pump!
🤔🤔🤔 yep, I think we know the answer to that one. They have also NOT taken the opportunity to fit solar panels on all new build roofs 🤷♂️👎🏻 🌞
Simon - they are putting them on in my area -tiny arrays & facing every direction! Simply box ticking!
Impressive these ‘heat pump things’ then!
We just call them Gibbos.🤣
If the trade cannot be bothered to fit them there must be a good reason....
They are not fit for purpose.
Anyway where is he....... GIBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ...!
😂😂😂😂
Don’t say his name three times or he will appear. 😱
All these green initiatives puts up building costs. This is probably why there is a shortage of social housing being built.
Green initiatives only work if people understand them.
Some of them are over complicated and require people to change usage habits to something completely different to anything they have done before. Heat pumps heat at lower temperatures and require more thought around heating schedules.
I have underfloor heating (from a gas boiler, so not quite the same) and it takes several hours for the house to warm up. It probably doesn't use any more gas but it takes ages. It also takes ages for the house to cool down.
Solar panels are usually great but some of the tariffs are complicated. Some people are on the old Feed in Tariff while newer installations aren't. Some have battery storage, others have hot water diverters, others are just solar panels. There are import and export tariffs, special tariffs for people with EV or battery storage. It's complicated and different permutations will work for different people. Getting the relevant information can be difficult. I'm pretty engaged with it but I suspect I could get a better tariff on at least one house, maybe two.
They're sh*te... Nobody wants them
I could have had one fitted for free , neither myself or my tenant wanted it, no no no thank you
Reminds me of so called smart meters
Great until your estimated bill goes from 150 quid to 7 millon
Seen it happen so many times… all part of the plan
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