MCS-certified heat pump installs reach 250,000
19th August 2024
UK: Heat pump installations under the UK’s Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) have now reached 250,000.
Seen as the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewable energy installations, the MCS scheme is an independent programme that verifies the quality of both renewable energy products and the installers who put them in place.
The latest data highlights that the uptake is gathering pace. From January to July 2024, more than 30,000 certified heat pumps were installed in homes and small businesses across the UK, which is a 45% increase compared to the same period in 2023 and puts 2024 on track to be a record-breaking year.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) remains a vital part of making heat pumps more affordable and accessible. Recent government figures show that Boiler Upgrade Scheme applications were up 73% in the year to the end of June, compared to the same period in 2023, with a total of 14,554 BUS applications submitted in the first six months of 2024.
The BUS scheme provides £7,500 towards the installation of a heat pump and requires it to be MCS certified.
Buoyed by the latest figures, MCS CEO Ian Rippin said: “Clearly, there is still some way to go in order to achieve the target of 600,000 annual heat pump installations by 2028, but with the BUS running until March of the same year, consumer demand looks set to continue rising.”
