{"id":23854,"date":"2025-12-11T10:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/?p=23854"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:59:53","slug":"eu-grids-package-an-important-signal-fast-implementation-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/news-and-resources\/press-releases\/eu-grids-package-an-important-signal-fast-implementation-key\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Grids Package: an important signal; fast implementation key"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission\u2019s new <strong>EU Grids Package<\/strong> should speed up the <strong>decarbonisation of heating and cooling.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It aims to modernise Europe&#8217;s electricity grids, and connect them up better, recognising that this is crucial to integrate more <strong>renewable electricity and lower energy prices\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; both key to speeding up heat pump rollout.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, heat pumps can help make the <strong>entire power system more efficient<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>They provide <strong>flexibility<\/strong>,<strong> smooth peak demand,<\/strong> and <strong>reduce the need for expensive new infrastructure<\/strong>. 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