Heat pumps could halve heating bills with energy system reform, study finds

Steps to make electricity cheaper, such as ending levies, could transform prospects for pumps, thinktank shows

Heat pumps could save households hundreds of pounds a year on heating bills, if the government took simple measures to reform the energy system, an analysis has found.

The average household's heating bills could be roughly halved, saving about 375 a year with a heat pump instead of a gas boiler, if steps were taken to make electricity cheaper.