Should the government create policy conditions to help households cut energy bills using heat pumps, solar panels, batteries and time-of-use tariffs?

The UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan promotes low carbon technologies such as heat pumps, solar panels and batteries to tackle cost-of-living pressures and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Analysis suggests households adopting a heat pump, solar panels and a battery could save up to £550 a year on energy bills. Research by the Energy Saving Trust explores potential bill savings from combining these technologies with time-of-use tariffs but highlights the need for policy conditions to achieve them in practice.