New figures show that the number of certified heat pump installations reached an annual high with three months of the year left to go.
According to the latest monthly snapshot from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), which covers small-scale renewable energy installations, more than 42,000 heat pumps had been installed by the end of September this year.
This surpasses the previous annual record of 40,426 certified heat pump installations last year.
According to MCS data, average monthly heat pump installations have risen by 39% since 2023. This increase has been spurred by a surge in uptake of Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) grants, with 2,890 applications submitted in August 2024 – more than double the number in August 2023.
Increased appetite for the grants, which are worth up to £7,500 per household, has prompted Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband to increase the cap on this year’s programme by £50m, to £200m.
The MCS figures are backed up by recently published statistics from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, which show that –in the second quarter of this year – there was highest deployment rate of government supported heat pumps since early 2022.
The previous government increased the BUS grants from £5,000 to £7,500.
