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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111198
论文题名:
The economics of heat pumps and the (un)intended consequences of government policy
作者: Barnes J.; Bhagavathy S.M.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2020
卷: 138
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Heat pumps ; Low carbon space heating ; Renewable heat incentive ; Taxes and levies
英文关键词: Heat pump systems ; Heating ; Pumps ; Taxation ; Current distribution ; Decarbonisation ; Electricity bill ; European Countries ; Heat pumps ; Low carbon ; Regulatory regime ; Renewable heat ; Economic and social effects ; alternative energy ; energy market ; energy policy ; energy resource ; governance approach ; heat source ; pump ; United Kingdom
英文摘要: In Europe, space and water heating account for approximately 80% of final energy use in the domestic sector. For many European countries the electrification of heat provision, via heat pumps (HPs), provides a promising decarbonisation pathway. The UK is no different, but recently concerns have been raised about the financial attractiveness of HPs given how, through various policy choices, taxes and levies are applied more heavily on electricity bills than gas bills. In this paper, we critically examine this argument by assessing the financial attractiveness of HPs across their lifetime for a typical UK household and within the current UK tax and regulatory regime. The results suggest taxes and levies do weaken the economic case for HPs: their current distribution having an unintended impact on the economics of HPs. Nonetheless, they are not the only reason for HPs comparative financial disadvantage. Upfront costs and HP performance, both influence the extent to which taxes and levies impact the economics of HPs. The results have implications for the future deployment of HPs in the UK and point towards policies to increase deployment (to drive down costs) and increase HP performance as being important. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
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资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/167017
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作者单位: Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University Centre for the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom; Energy and Power Group, Department of Engineering, University of OxfordOX1 3PJ, United Kingdom

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Barnes J.,Bhagavathy S.M.. The economics of heat pumps and the (un)intended consequences of government policy[J]. Energy Policy,2020-01-01,138
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