Government fires up Boiler Upgrade Scheme with promise of £5,000 heat pump grants

James Murray
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Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson at the firm's heat pump centre in Berkshire | Credit: Octopus Energy
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Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson at the firm's heat pump centre in Berkshire | Credit: Octopus Energy

Heat pump firms express confidence grant scheme can help bring costs down to a level where low carbon heating systems can compete with gas boilers

The government's £450m Boiler Upgrade Scheme formally kicked off yesterday, offering qualifying households grants up to £6,000 when they replace fossil fuel boilers with efficient low-carbon heat pumps....

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