Amidst debates on phasing out oil boilers, energy suppliers Octopus and Good Energy vouch for the efficiency and viability of heat pumps as a cleaner alternative.
They can produce 3kWh or more of heat for every kWh of electricity used to power them. Yet the rollout is not as straightforward as that equation might suggest.
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