A new report launched today demonstrates that while UK homeowners recognise the benefits of improving home energy efficiency, many are still reluctant to make it a priority.

The UK is experiencing a solar boom, with the first quarter of 2025 proving the strongest start to a year for certified solar PV installations on homes and businesses in more than a decade.  

The MCS Foundation is proud to launch an inspiring new campaign that brings you first-hand accounts from homeowners across the UK who have embraced heat pumps.

The MCS Foundation has welcomed Government plans to compel boiler manufacturers to transition their businesses to sell more heat pumps, and to expand grant schemes for homeowners replacing fossil fuel boilers with heat pumps.

Measures to support decarbonisation of home heating in today’s Budget have been welcomed by The MCS Foundation, although there is still a long way to go.

New research shows that households living in a typical semi-detached new build would save an average of £1,342 a year, if the Government mandates solar panels, heat pumps and battery storage for all new homes.

Heat pump installers are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to £2,000 if they take on an apprentice from the new Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprenticeship training courses.

The next government should make rebalancing of electricity and gas prices an urgent priority, in line with Chris Skidmore and RenewableUK’s Dan McGrail’s report published today, the MCS Foundation has said.

The MCS Foundation has welcomed energy minister Lord Callanan’s statement that “Heat pumps and heat networks will be the main route to cutting household emissions for the foreseeable future”, following news that the Government has suspended plans for a “hydrogen town” at Redcar.

Less than a quarter of MPs (24%) believe that the Government is providing the support required to meet a target of installing 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028, YouGov polling shows.