Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeHouseholds are being warned that gas boilers could be banned from 2025 under plans to tackle climate change and help the world achieve its zero-emissions target. What it means for your homeThere are warnings that from 2023, new-build homes will be required to have low-carbon alternatives, such as electric heat pumps installed instead of traditional boilers. For everyone else, homeowners will need to have their old gas boilers replaced within the next eight years. Ofgem has said it is also looking at different ways to making homes electric, such as by using electricity to power heat pumps. Low-carbon heat pumps and networks could add £5,000 to the cost of a new-build, due to often involving underfloor heating and larger radiators.

Source: Daily Mirror May 18, 2021 14:17 UTC