EDF urges customers who use energy between '4pm and midnight' to act

EDF is offering £750 off new heat pump installations to celebrate the launch of a new tariff. The energy firm - rivalled by the likes of British Gas, OVO, EOn and Octopus and more - recently acquired leading heat pump installer CB Heating.

Designed in conjunction with experts at CB Heating to help customers save cash and carbon, the tariff offers six hours of discounted zero carbon electricity every day. With two off-peak windows from 4am – 7am and 1pm – 4pm, customers can shift their consumption without the burden of any peak rates.

Despite their cost and carbon-saving potential, EDF’s study found only 2% of respondents have an air source heat pump in their homes, with 26% of Brits planning to install an air source heat pump within the next five years.

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Seven in 10 Brits perceive not needing to replace their current heating system as a significant deterrent in switching to a heat pump, with 26 per cent only likely to install a heat pump when they next carry out home renovations.

It found 55 per cent would consider monetary savings on their bills as the most important factor in their decision to switch. 31 per cent also believe that heat pumps would have a positive influence on their decision to buy a new home.

For a three-bedroom home, a new heat pump could save up to £260 annually in running costs compared to an old gas boiler, £335 compared to an old oil boiler, or £940 compared to an old electric storage heater, EDF has said.

Switching from an A-rated gas boiler to a standard air source heat pump would further cut a household’s carbon footprint by 1.9 tonnes, equivalent to the carbon emissions produced by a return flight from London, UK to Perth, Australia.

EDF is part of EDF Group, the world’s biggest electricity generator. In the UK, the company employs around 14,000 people at locations across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.