Question reference: S6W-14020
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 17 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11868 by Patrick Harvie on 17 November 2022, whether it knows the precise locations of the (a) 170,000 off-gas-grid households and (b) approximately 40,000 households unsuitable for air source heat pump technology, and, if so, which region or islands the majority of these are located in.
Answer
The research in question was based on archetypes rather than individual properties. As such, it is not possible to precisely identify the location of the 170,000 off-gas-grid households and the 40,000 households directly from the data outputs.
Before introducing any legislation for a minimum energy efficiency standard and prohibition on the use of direct emissions heating systems in homes, we will publish an Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) and Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) which will consider the impacts of our proposals on rural and island communities.