Question reference: S6W-01908
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 27 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of off-gas grid homes it estimates could have heat pumps installed.
Answer
On the 22 December 2020, the Scottish Government published research that assessed the suitability of low carbon heating technologies in residential buildings in Scotland. It found that, of the 507,000 homes off-the gas network, 402,000 would be suitable for some form of heat pump. (See Table 1)
Table 1: Number of homes located away from the gas grid, by suitability for heat pump technologies 1
Current housing stock | |
Homes located away from the gas grid | 507,000 |
Of which: Suitable for a heat pump | 402,000 |
1. This includes air-source heat pumps, high-temperature air-source heat pumps (suitable for properties with lower energy efficiency), communal heat pumps and air-source heat pumps with solar.
Homes located away from the gas grid are defined as homes in areas not deemed to be served by the gas network.
The report is available at this link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/technical-feasibility-low-carbon-heating-domestic-buildings-report-scottish-governments-directorate-energy-climate-change .