So, what have they said? One important announcement is the intention to continue with Conservative plans to introduce the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) The CHMM is a controversial scheme that requires boiler manufacturers to also produce heat pumps at a gradually increasing percentage of their production or pay heat pump manufacturers to make them on their behalf. It is scheduled to begin in April 2025 and the Government hopes it will bring the price of heat pumps down – although this remains to be seen.
Additional funding
The Government has also committed an additional £1.5bn of funding to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, with support extended from the . . .
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