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Economic factors
- Review evidence
- Best practice in heat decarbonisation policy: A review of the international experience of policies to promote the uptake of low-carbon heat supply, Hanna 2016
- Decarbonising Home Heating: An Evidence Review of Domestic Heat Pump Installed Costs Technology and Policy Assessment Research Report, Heptonstall and Winskel (2023)
- Dynamic electricity tariffs: Designing reasonable pricing schemes for private households,
Frieir 2022
- Case study
- Evaluation:
– success in fuel poor households applying
– 88% driven by desire to save on fuel bills
- Stakeholders
- HMT
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- HMRC
- Current action and initiatives
- Green Homes Grant Scheme
Ended 2021.
Voucher for up to 2/3 of improvement costs up to £5K
100% and up to E10K if in receipt of certain benefits - Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Grant to get Heat Pump or Biomass Boiler
– owners in Eng/Wales only
- Unintended or negative consequences
- Perceived affordability gap
- Unequal distribution of benefits