"Heat pump leaders argue the findings show growing parliamentary support for rebalancing energy costs, but stress that better education is needed - not just for the public, but also within Westminster itself. The government's flagship Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), which offers households up to £7,500 towards the cost of installing a heat pump, remains poorly understood even among MPs. Only 8 per cent said they knew a lot about the scheme, while nearly one in ten admitted they had never heard of it."
"The findings come as UK households face some of the highest electricity prices in Europe. Four-fifths of levies are currently applied to electricity bills, with only a fifth on gas, leaving electricity around four times more expensive than gas despite a growing share of supply coming from renewable sources such as wind, solar and nuclear. While the overall result suggests broad cross-party support for reform, opposition is strongest among Liberal Democrats, 58 per cent of whom rejected the idea."
A survey of 111 MPs found 48 per cent supported removing levies from electricity bills to make heat pumps a more affordable alternative to gas boilers, 17 per cent opposed and 34 per cent were neutral or wanted more information. Four-fifths of levies are applied to electricity and one-fifth to gas, leaving electricity about four times more expensive than gas despite rising renewable generation. Opposition to levy removal is strongest among Liberal Democrats (58 per cent), with lower opposition among Conservatives (22 per cent) and Labour (10 per cent). Awareness of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is low: only 8 per cent know a lot and nearly one in ten had never heard of it.
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