The Herald (Scotland) – Heat Pumps: Myths, truths and costs

For The Herald’s fifth special series this year, Heat Pumps: Myths, Truths and Costs, the paper decided to look beyond the political debate, dig into the research, talk to the experts, and track down stories of people who have installed and lived with heat pumps.

The entire front page is dedicated to the exclusive deep dive. 

The paper says a revolution in how we heat our homes in Scotland has started.  We are beginning to disconnect our homes from the gas that has warmed many of the country’s buildings since the 1970s. Arriving in its place comes the heat pump and the heat network. The advent of these technologies has been slow, with only 6,000 heat pumps installed last year. But it is coming and is a particularly key element of how we in Scotland can reduce emissions and fight climate change.