PLUMBING AND HEATING
CLEANING UP ON HEATING SALES
The Clean Heat Market Mechanism is just one of the external factors that might affect the heat pump and boiler landscape, as BMJ finds out.
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hilst fuel prices have come down slightly, the cost-of- living crisis is still hurting people and that is also having
an impact on the construction industry. Heating equipment manufacturer Vaillant has highlighted that this is also having an impact on the heating market.
Mark Wilkins, technologies and training director at Vaillant, explains: “It’s a dynamic market now but there are always external factors beyond our control, for example the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM),
which may have an effect too. So, our outlook is cautious yet hopeful.”
The Clean Heat Market Mechanism is one of a range of measures designed to reduce the UK’s final energy consumption from buildings and industry by 15% by 2030. If implemented, it would set an obligation on fossil fuel manufacturers to drive growth in the UK heat pump market. If a manufacturer doesn’t hit the target given to it, it could face a fine or will need to “trade credits”. However, as BMJ went to press, there were rumours that it could be scrapped, in the face of increased
prices by boiler manufacturers to cover the extra costs they would face.
Wilkins explains: “Firstly, the obligation is placed on our boiler sales volumes, whereas the heat pump obligation is not on sales but rather on the number of MCS registered heat pump installations. The issue with this is that not all heat pump installations are registered by MCS installers – it is not a legal obligation and therefore there is no transparency in terms of the actual number of installations outside of MCS registration.”
There is also currently a shortage of installers
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net February 2024
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