Without subsidies you guarantee that heat pumps remain the preserve of the rich.
Most people’s means of heating their home will be tied to the volatile gas market - leaving them precariously exposed to ever rising and unaffordable bills, but also baking in the 20% of UK emissions that come from domestic properties.
It will be a hammer blow to the retrofit industry.
#heatpump
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/12/ministers-plan-slash-heat-pump-subsidies-fund-defence-spending
Juggling With Eggs
npub1vw…vrkr2
2026-10-12 06:03:53 UTC
Author Public Key
npub1vwe0m0tek6nmgh5a0rzvfg7smyty8uvy9lgguusjcw0y983r8xxsgvrkr2Seen on
wss://relay.ditto.pubPublished at
2026-10-12 06:03:53 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "b1b491fc2dc378bbe9d91600c28e98dab21f88ab1678df53c16bbbd827ef2935",
"pubkey": "63b2fdbd79b6a7b45e9d78c4c4a3d0d91643f1842fd08e7212c39e429e23398d",
"created_at": 1791785033,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"t",
"heatpump"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://mstdn.social/users/JugglingWithEggs/statuses/117426423950685119",
"activitypub"
],
[
"client",
"Mostr",
"31990:6be38f8c63df7dbf84db7ec4a6e6fbbd8d19dca3b980efad18585c46f04b26f9:mostr",
"wss://relay.ditto.pub"
]
],
"content": "Without subsidies you guarantee that heat pumps remain the preserve of the rich. \n\nMost people’s means of heating their home will be tied to the volatile gas market - leaving them precariously exposed to ever rising and unaffordable bills, but also baking in the 20% of UK emissions that come from domestic properties. \n\nIt will be a hammer blow to the retrofit industry. \n\n#heatpump\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/12/ministers-plan-slash-heat-pump-subsidies-fund-defence-spending",
"sig": "9912f76b7db9c813936ff499bae1a1ac94cf5b96b0bdcc072113a02ababea71bc525b1f1b41c3ee2f268d1b84600f2ee0fabd977948f028ce39acf4f0e323949"
}