… explains that meters with poor address information are ‘unallocated’. Of further note, the number of gas meters recorded in each LSOA often much lower than those recorded for electricity. This indicates that many domestic properties are not connected to mains gas and when comparing with the spatial distribution of electricity use, indicates that home heating and cooking in the north eastern areas…
… energy performance in the Borough, the graph below shows the percentages of EPC certificates for domestic properties in West Devon5 West Devon has a large number of difficult to treat housing with a larger proportion of properties having EPC ratings of D and below. Research by the Energy Saving Trust6 suggests that with the current (at the time) grid electricity emissions factor, heat pumps…
… are most suitable for well-insulated properties off the gas grid or in new developments with high performance building fabric. However, many of the poor performing domestic properties in the Borough likely also have issues with the building fabric. As such, innovative solutions to tackle the scale of the 5 MHCLG, 2019. Energy Performance…
… Certificate (EPC) ratings of domestic properties in England and Wales [obtained online at www.domesticenergymap.uk] 6 Exeter University, 2011, A Review Of Renewable Energy Resource Assessment And Targets For Devon http://www.domesticenergymap.uk/ https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ReviewOfRenewableEnergyResourceAssessmentAndTargetsForDevon.pdf Page…
… 7 of 29 retrofit challenge are required and the Council will not be able to influence this fully alone, requiring the use of Government grants where possible. Of course, the more the electricity grid is decarbonised, the lower carbon impact heat pumps will have on properties off the gas grid. Equally, bigger uptake of heat pumps will also put more pressure on the grid, so a combination…