Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>If heat pumps are part of the necessary green transition, then it is pretty clear the economic model for energy needs t change to make the switch a worthwhile project for households.... certainly they may be greener, but in the UK's economy, still experiencing an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, most households cannot afford to transit to heat pumps in the current market structure(s).</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HeatPumps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatPumps</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/10/gas-boilers-heat-pumps-uk-grants-report?utm_term=67f767a3f8d312ccab00bd2718838348&amp;utm_campaign=BusinessToday&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=bustoday_email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/apr/10/gas-boilers-heat-pumps-uk-grants-report?utm_term=67f767a3f8d312ccab00bd2718838348&amp;utm_campaign=BusinessToday&amp;utm_source=esp&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;CMP=bustoday_email</span></a></p>