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Abstract
This study examines the heterogeneity of UK residential heat demand and how this diversity, along with social demographic and dwelling characteristic diversity, impacts the value case for heat pumps (HPs). The marginal abatement cost (MAC) of HPs is highly sensitive to the level of heat demand and technology assumptions. Care must be taken when interpreting the results from models with a high degree of aggregation. For similar dwellings, heat demand typically becomes lower for demographic groups that have higher levels of deprivation. For similar dwellings and demographics, households using natural gas typically have double the end-use heat demands of households with electric storage heaters. Therefore, if access to heating with similar costs to that of natural gas-fired heating is gained, the direct rebound effect suggests that the heat demands of households heated with electric storage heaters could double, particularly for households that have relatively high proportions of energy expenditure. Heating technology and building efficiency support mechanisms need to simultaneously address the wider goal of decarbonisation while reducing fuel poverty, and to incorporate measures of demand diversity into future assessment of heat policy that recognises how this rebound may oppose decarbonisation efforts but enable improvements in comfort, welfare and health standards.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 111593 |
Journal | Energy Policy |
Volume | 144 |
Early online date | 29 Jul 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Sep 2020 |
Keywords
- fuel poverty
- rebound effect
- marginal abatement cost
- demand diversity
- deep decarbonisation
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Power Networks and Smart Grids | Flower, Jack
Bell, K., Hawker, G. & Flower, J.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/16 → 30/05/22
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
Activities
- 2 Invited talk
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Ofgem Invited Session (Research Hub Seminar): Presenting new evidence on heat decarbonisation (virtual)
Jack Flower (Speaker), Keith Bell (Contributor) & Graeme Hawker (Contributor)
21 Sep 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Scottish Government invited session: Presenting new evidence on heat decarbonisation
Graeme Hawker (Speaker), Oliver Broad (Speaker) & Jack Flower (Speaker)
4 May 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk