Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 45357
Heat Batteries: Housing
Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Margaret Mullane
Labour — Dagenham and Rainham
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of heat battery technology to the Government’s target for decarbonising homes by 2030.
Answer
Miatta FahnbullehHeat batteries are a promising low-carbon heating technology because they utilise time-of-use tariffs and do not require outside space. However, they are less efficient than heat pumps and therefore use more energy to meet the same heating demand. Althoug...
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