'Slower than expected': National Audit Office raises alarm over heat pump rollout

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Report warns lower than expected heat pump uptake means UK is off track to meet target of 600,000 installations a year

The government's Boiler Upgrade Scheme has "underperformed" to date, leaving the UK badly off track to meet its target to install 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028. That is the headline conclusion of...

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