@edavies@functional.cafe How are UK gov discouraging heatpumps? Plenty of vested interests are and, judging by some of my recent conversations, they're still having an effect, but gov has: ● Increased BUS grant subsidy to £9k for oil boilers ● Loosened PD rights making heat pumps easier to site (without this I wouldn't have one and would probably still be arguing with local planning dept) ● Is bringing in changes which will lead to almost all new houses having heat pumps (coming in too slowly & a decade later than should have been) ● Has removing policy costs & VAT from electricity not gas, lowering the spark gap and making electric heat more competitive ● Is in the process of rolling out low/no interest loans through Warm Homes scheme ● Is running adverts on local radio & podcasts (at least where I listen) extoling the benefits of heat pumps Not that we shouldn't be electrifying faster, but I can't think of anything they've done to actively discourage heat pumps.