Cambridgeshire oil-heated households encouraged to participate in heat pump consultation

Oil-heated households in Cambridgeshire are being urged to submit their views on how their homes should be heated in the future as part of a new government consultation.

The government’s preferred solution is to switch oil-heated homes, of which there are 17,000 in Cambridgeshire, to heat pumps or heat networks.

However, analysis has raised concerns that many households could face high upfront costs, rising bills, and significant disruption compared with their current heating systems.

The government has accepted that other solutions may be technically needed.

“Whilst heat pumps and heat networks will work well for the majority of properties, the government is interested in understanding what alternative technologies are available across different types of domestic and non-domestic buildings to ensure consumers have a choice of suitable low-carbon heating technology options,” the consultation explains.

Have a say on the alternative clean heating consultation by 10 February at futurereadyfuel.info/consultation.