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Recommendation 15
15
Accepted
Paragraph: 69
We ask the Government to set out in response to this report the intended milestones...
Recommendation
We ask the Government to set out in response to this report the intended milestones and targets it has in place to ensure that the UK meets its 2028 target and what funding it will put in place to ensure that each of these milestones is met. The Government must outline what contingencies it has in place to make sure that the heat pump target is fulfilled. The Government must have integrated and coherent policies, such as an effective energy efficiency programme that complements and aligns with the target of 600,000 heat pump installations per year by 2028.
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The Government will run a Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition in 2022 worth up to £30 million to ramp up domestic manufacture of heat pumps.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Heat and Buildings strategy (HBS) summarises the range of measures we are taking to ensure the market is in place to deliver on our ambition of 600000 annual heat pump installations by 2028. These include a mixture of financial support, market intervention and regulations, which have been designed to complement each other. The timing of these interventions will enable progressive and swift development of the heat pump market towards the required level. The interventions include: • The launch of the £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme in 2022 • The introduction of the market mechanism for low carbon heating – the Government has consulted on the introduction of this policy from 2024 • The introduction of the Future Homes Standard from 2025 • Action to phase out the replacement of fossil fuel systems off the gas grid – the Government has consulted on the introduction of this policy from 2026 for domestic buildings While the Government has not set any interim targets on the way to 600000 installations per year by 2028, these interventions will support the growth of the heat pump market and will be further strengthened by strong complementary action to improve the energy efficiency of homes and buildings. The Government has set a target to get as many homes as possible to EPC C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. This targeted action across tenure types will help ensure as many homes as possible are ready for the move to low carbon heating.
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