Heat pumps and solar panels will be required in new homes

fine. Just expect the cost of new builds to rise and new owners to be stung with higher running costs (labour, supplies and cost of PP).

Don’t expect the developers to be able to guarantee that a set number of the new builds will be for affordable rent though even if promised by the end of the build (the situation already in effect). The cost to provide affordable rent units is paid for by the private sale of the others….

Even sales of shared ownership units is taking a tumble, with buyers getting screwed over on unforeseen costs and service charges. The level of those part buying then hoping to staircase has dropped like a stone too.

All these solar panels will no doubt be purchased from China too, just adding to the use of coal fired emissions, shipping costs, and being ever more tied to the Chinese…..

What could possibly go wrong?

Heat Pumps and Solar Panels
Piping & Radiators: Heat pumps run at lower temperatures, you often need larger radiators to get the same heat. However, many modern systems can work with existing pipes if they are sized correctly; it’s the “microbore” (very thin) piping that usually causes the most trouble.
Noise & Vibration: While older units were loud, modern ones are roughly as quiet as a fridge or dishwasher. Vibration is usually an installation failure—if they aren’t mounted on proper anti-vibration feet, they can definitely hum through the walls.
Cold Performance: They do lose efficiency when it’s freezing, but they still work. In fact, Norway and Finland have some of the highest heat pump adoption rates in the world. The trick is having a house that is well-insulated enough to keep that heat in.
Solar panels can be destroyed by heavy hailstone storms too! All this Net Zero nonsense should not be forced on anyone. Why not have a National Referendum and see what the outcome would be?

Oh what a lovely piece art to add to your property, to go well with all the “recycling” bins. Yes a house builder said her costs will rise with these pumps and solar panels and panels can not be fitted to some bespoke designs. I have a flat in a block which runs on bio fuel supplied by a tank in the basement which seems efficient and cheaper than gas.I understood this was the way forward where you have a big underground tank that can supply an estate.

Maybe when the technology has improved, and running costs fall, and efficiency improves, they’ll be great.
Many of my tenants are not well off. Maybe only receive benefits.
They switch on their heating for an hour in the morning, or a couple of hours at night.
It’s cheap to heat their homes that way… just when theu’re there, and not in bed.
ASHP need to run 24 hours. They’re no good for drying clothes.
My tenants would not be able to afford to use the heating at all.
There’s a real lack of joined up thinking on all this, and i dare say there will be some backtracking with a replacement government in the future.

Just Google tenant experiences of heating networks, no move to a cheaper supplier, very high standing charges, very slow repairs etc

As being an electrical engineer I quite often get asked why my energy costs have tripled since installing a heat pump
Answer quite simply it’s the 10kw heater in the water tank when in there words the demand cannot keep up with the heat demand.expecially in winter
Personally I would buy a house with solar panels but not with a heat pump unless it was cheap.and heavily discounted
Google Dale vince comments on heat pumps
The green supporter
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