Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 12337

Heat Batteries

Tabled: 1 November 2024
Answered: 13 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing incentives on the use of heat batteries similar to those on heat pumps.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
Heat batteries are a promising electric heating technology, which can be charged off-peak to utilise cheaper electricity. However, they are less efficient than heat pumps and if a battery has insufficient storage capacity, it may need to draw electricity ...

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