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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jillian Ambrose

UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog

An air source heat pump in Wales.
An air source heat pump fitted in Wales. Photograph: KBImages/Alamy

The public spending watchdog has criticised the slow pace of the government’s heat pump rollout just days after ministers postponed an important scheme designed to increase the rate of installations.

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found that heat pump installations would need to accelerate 11-fold if the government is to reach its target for 600,000 heat pumps installed in homes every year by 2028.

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