MCS has introduced that there have been greater than 4,500 licensed warmth pump installations in April, making it the third-best month for warmth pumps in Scheme historical past.
The newest month-to-month MCS knowledge reveals that in 2024 April was the most effective month thus far for the uptake of small-scale renewables, with a complete of 18,621 licensed installations throughout the UK.
Ian Rippin, CEO at MCS, stated: “The newest MCS knowledge reveals that in 2024, April was the most effective month thus far for the uptake of small-scale renewables, with a complete of 18,621 licensed installations throughout the UK.
“There have been greater than 4,500 licensed warmth pump installations in April alone, making it the third-best month for warmth pumps in Scheme historical past. Common month-to-month warmth pump installations this yr are 32% larger in comparison with 2023, setting the stage for what seems to be one other record-breaking yr for the expertise. It’s proof that extra householders are making the change to low-carbon heating, bolstered partly by authorities initiatives such because the Boiler Improve Scheme (BUS).
“The BUS, which requires installations to be MCS licensed to qualify for the grant, stays a important a part of the drive to make low-carbon heating extra accessible and reasonably priced. As we method its two-year anniversary, authorities figures present there have been greater than 37,000 purposes for grants as of the tip of March 2024. The variety of BUS purposes in March alone was 46% larger in 2024 in comparison with March 2023, and January – March as a complete, purposes have been up by 56% in comparison with the identical interval in 2023.
“MCS knowledge additionally reveals that the momentum for battery storage installations continues to construct, with 1,374 licensed installations in April alone, making it the most effective month ever for this expertise, and surpassing 10,000 complete licensed installations.”
For near-real-time dynamic visualisations of the uptake of small-scale renewable applied sciences throughout the UK, view the MCS Knowledge Dashboard right here.