"Claims that the majority of the UK’s housing stock is not suitable for a heat pump appear to be [lies].
Research published in 2022 found that properties including Victorian terrace houses and 1960s flats could have a heat pump successfully installed.
A 2021 study found: “Homes can convert to electric heating at a cost far lower than the accepted wisdom” and “with no threat to comfort”. Additionally, greenhouse gas emissions would “fall very dramatically as a result”."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/31/can-heat-pumps-be-installed-in-older-properties
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2024-06-02 15:53:40
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