Study: Heat pumps cheaper to install and run than gas boilers

Cecilia Keating
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Heat pumps reduce the emissions of homes and slash energy bills | Credit: iStock
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Heat pumps reduce the emissions of homes and slash energy bills | Credit: iStock

Exclusive: Research from Nesta points to major savings heat pump deployment can deliver for the UK economy, the government, and consumers as gas prices continue to soar

Soaring gas bills have made air source heat pumps installed in the UK cheaper to run over their lifetime than conventional boilers, new research from UK innovation agency Nesta has found. Despite heat...

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