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Richard Lowes
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Energy policy obsessive, mostly heating and gas. Surfer, dog lover, live in Cornwall. Work for Exeter Uni and the Regulatory Assistance Project. Fellow of the Energy Institute.
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Even with subsidy support, lifetime costs of heat pumps in Spain are higher than gas. The picture is more balanced however when we consider cooling.

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But when we considered solar PV in our analysis, the financial case for heat pumps grows very significantly. PV plus heat pumps which offer cooling are a particularly cost-effective combo compared to gas, even without any subsidy.

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Richard Lowes
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Energy policy obsessive, mostly heating and gas. Surfer, dog lover, live in Cornwall. Work for Exeter Uni and the Regulatory Assistance Project. Fellow of the Energy Institute.
561 followers13 following20 posts