{"id":23657,"date":"2025-11-28T00:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T22:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/?p=23657"},"modified":"2025-12-18T12:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:55:11","slug":"analysis-high-taxes-on-electricity-are-slowing-heat-pump-uptake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/news-and-resources\/press-releases\/analysis-high-taxes-on-electricity-are-slowing-heat-pump-uptake\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis: high taxes on electricity are slowing heat pump uptake"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23657\" class=\"elementor elementor-23657\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58188e1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58188e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac81a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ac81a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Countries that <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">tax electricity<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> more than gas see <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">slower adoption of heat pumps<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and are more dependent<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> on fossil fuels, new analysis of a range of European countries from the European Heat Pump Association reveals<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In contrast, countries that <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ensure electricity is taxed less heavily than gas<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> make heat pumps more affordable and attractive to consumers, and this is shown in the sales figures.<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Paul Kenny, European Heat Pump Association director general <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cG<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">overnments use tax to discourage harmful things like smoking. It makes no sense to tax electrification, which we know is crucial for our energy security and the clean economy. Instead, EU countries must shift taxes off power bills and instead put a price on harmful carbon emissions from fossil fuels.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For example, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Belgium <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">has one of the highest electricity-to-gas price ratios in Europe, with electricity costing <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">nearly four times more than gas<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for households. This is largely due to higher taxes and levies on electricity. As a result, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">heat pump uptake remains low<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, with heat pumps having a space heating market share of just 14.7%. This week\u2019s announcement of a taxation change for 2026 that will decrease electricity costs by 3% and increase gas costs by 3% is a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">good first step to rebalancing cost<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the other hand, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sweden<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has long <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">used taxation to support clean heating<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> by heavily taxing fossil fuels and keeping electricity taxes low. This consistent policy has helped Sweden achieve <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">one of the highest heat pump adoption rates<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in Europe.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tax shifts should be complemented by lower Value Added Tax levels on heat pumps and electricity, as well as tax incentives for businesses and households that switch to heat pumps and renewable energy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[6804],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Taxation-policy-for-heat-pumps_European-Heat-Pump-Association_November-2025.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read the full analysis<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Click on the graphics below to visualise:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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