A man says he has been landed with a gigantic £7,000 energy bill after switching to a heat pump. Steve Mason says he has seen his heating expenses rocket since installing the government-backed system, reports Lincolnshire Live.
The 58-year-old replaced his heating system in his Lincolnshire property with a £25,000 UK Government-backed 'green' heat pump in July. Officials are currently providing grants for up to £5,000 to home owners who remove a gas central heating and hot water systems and replace it with a heat pump.
The system uses the same technology as refrigerators, the air pump pulls heat out from outside air and into the house. It can also be run on renewably generated electricity - making them carbon neutral. However, with highest electricity prices and the least insulated homes in Europe, early adopters are counting the cost of going green.
