Heat pumps use electricity to make low temperature heat energy from the air or ground into useful higher temperature energy that can heat your home. How do they compare with other types of home heating for running costs? The graph shows the cost in pence to provide 1 kWh of heat into your home for different types of heating: electric, gas, oil, air source heat pump and ground source heat pump. Pretty obvious electric heating is not a great choice. The graph is based on average price cap unit (kWh) figures from Oct 22 – that’s 34p for electricity, 10p … Continue reading Heat Pump Running Costs