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The role of electric heating was recently examined by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) against current and proposed building regulations along with the Code for Sustainable Homes.
The calculations were based on the use of grid electricity and a predicted reduction in its carbon content through initiatives such as the Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy – due to be published this spring – which seeks a 30% cut in CO2 from grid electricity by 2020.
emissions
Unveiled in November 2008, the technical report concluded that, in the short term, direct acting electrical heating can be specified subject to excellent HLP values and, where required, the installation of solar hot water heating while emissions can be further reduced by the use of micro generation systems such as photovoltaics.
Post 2020, the report states that dwellings with direct acting heating will be able to achieve similar CO2
emissions to those
served by an A-rated gas boiler while, in 2050 and beyond, they will have lower CO2 emissions than those with either A-rated gas boilers or biomass systems.
One housing provider already embracing the benefits of the system is Fife Housing Association.
CLERK OF WORKS, JIM BETT, EXPLAINS: “We’d had complaints from tenants who found their storage heaters’ restrictive heat output inconvenient and expensive so I set about finding an alternative. Results from an energy monitor in a pilot house fitted with Heat Electric radiators showed a saving of over £5 a week on heating costs while the tenant reported controllability as a huge benefit.
“A saving of anywhere up to £15 a week would be possible if the tenant switched to the Economy 10 tariff and we are therefore encouraging all our tenants to switch suppliers to receive maximum benefit from their new Heat Electric radiators.”
The future of electric heating systems has therefore never looked brighter. When combined with low and zero carbon electricity their ability to deliver heat in highly focused areas of a property at specific times of day means they offer a 100% efficient, 100% effective and sustainable heating solution.
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