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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Ian Cunningham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When they lose Dale Vince, you know Labour are in trouble!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the Telegraph:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Headline<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dale Vince, a leading Labour donor, said that <\/em>heat pumps don\u2019t \u201csave you money\u201d<\/em><\/a> as he criticised the \u201cmis-selling\u201d of the devices.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat pumps, which are promoted as a green alternative to traditional gas boilers, form a key part of <\/em>Ed Miliband\u2019s \u00a315bn energy plan<\/em><\/a>, which was announced last week.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It aims to install solar panels, heat pumps, double glazing and insulation in five million low-income households, at a \u00a35bn cost to the taxpayer. Landlords also face a bill of up to \u00a310,000 by 2030 under energy efficiency plans designed to push through upgrades.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But speaking to BBC Politics Live on Tuesday, Mr Vince, the founder of energy firm Ecotricity, said: \u201cI have been using heat pumps for about 20 years, so I know what they can do and what they can\u2019t do.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do object to the fairly general narrative that they can save you money, because that is a very rare circumstance. You do need a well-insulated home just to break even.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Vince, who has in the past funded activist groups including Just Stop Oil, said that to be cost-effective, a heat pump needs to have a coefficient of performance of at least four. Coefficiency performance is the measurement of how much heat is produced per unit of electricity used.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He claimed that for heat pumps in the UK, the average was just 2.8, which meant homeowners tended to see their bills increase by 30pc.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Vince said: \u201cThat\u2019s the reality. Against that, we have got the mis-selling, I think, of heat pumps.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DESNZ have responded that households which installed a heat pump, solar panels and a battery could save as much as \u00a3550 a year compared with a gas boiler. A spokesman said that heat pumps can save households as much as \u00a3130 a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we already know, the claim of \u00a3130 savings is fake \u2013 the Govt\u2019s own figures confirm heat pumps will add about \u00a3400 to bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the \u00a3550 saving, let\u2019s remember that to install a heat pump, solar panels, batteries and insulation will set you back about \u00a330,000, making it a 54-year payback!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dale Vince, a leading Labour donor, said that\u00a0heat pumps don\u2019t \u201csave you money\u201d\u00a0as he criticised the \u201cmis-selling\u201d of the 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