A man who replaced his heating system with a £25,000 Government-backed 'green' heat pump says he has faced "crippling" electric bills - amounting to almost £3000 so far this winter. Officials are currently providing grants for up to £5,000 to home owners who remove a gas central heating and hot water system and replace it with a heat pump.
But the new system - backed by many in the green lobby - has apparently left many UK homeowners in the cold. Steve Mason, 58, spent thousands on his brand new system and has says he has seen his bills rocket despite his living room being a more 14 degrees and having to sit in layers of warm clothing.
He said that if given the choice he would "rip it out" and replace it with a more cost effective solution as he doesn't believe the government "have thought the policy through". The a company director who started using the system in July said: "I have no choice but to use it as it's my only source of heating and hot water in my house, but what we've found is that we don't think the government have really thought this through.
