Parliament has quietly shelved its heat pump rollout over noise and power concerns – despite Labour insisting the rest of Britain must adopt them! The Telegraph has the story.
There are three air source heat pumps in the House of Commons buildings, but no new installations have been made since 2022, according to data released under the Freedom of Information Act.
And a report – seen by the the Telegraph – into the feasibility of installing a new heat pump into the modern office block, Portcullis House, raised significant concerns over their acoustics and power supply.
It has plunged Labour into a fresh hypocrisy row as opposition MPs said it was proof heat pumps “don’t work” – despite the Government’s push to install them into residential homes.
Richard Tice, Reform MP, said: “Parliament has installed three heat pumps, and every one of them has faced complaints for consuming too much electricity and generating excessive noise.
“Despite this, Labour pushes ahead with forcing the rest of us to adopt them, while refusing to use heat pumps themselves.”
One parliamentary staffer said that Portcullis House was “always freezing”, and that their colleagues often complained about their working conditions. …
Complaints from homeowners about heat pumps have focused on the noise of up to 60 decibels that they make, as well as the space they take up. …
The Government aims to get 600,000 heat pumps per year installed by 2028, and has introduced a controversial “boiler tax” which sees installers fined for missing targets.
Heat pumps currently cost approximately £10,000 without subsidy, compared to £3,000 for a gas boiler.
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Stop Press: The boss of a company selling heat pump technology has admitted in the Telegraph that heat pumps will never be cheaper than gas boilers.
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