Call for heat pump grants to be extended to cover network costs

The government has been urged to extend grants which cover the costs of buying and installing heat pumps to fund the upfront costs associated with heat networks. Specialist polymer manufacturer REHAU has called for the remit of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) to be extended to give communities greater choice over their future heating method. Under REHAU’s proposal, BUS grants could be pooled together on a community level to set up a heat network.