{"id":23942,"date":"2025-12-17T17:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/?p=23942"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:30:24","slug":"eu-plan-for-affordable-homes-will-boost-clean-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/news-and-resources\/policy\/eu-plan-for-affordable-homes-will-boost-clean-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"EU plan for affordable homes will boost clean heat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clean, affordable energy must be at the heart of every home.<\/p>\n

The EU’s Affordable Housing Plan published yesterday contains some great steps for the switch to clean heat:<\/p>\n

\u2705 It considers ‘affordability’ also in terms of energy costs, which positions energy efficient heat pumps as part of the solution:\u00a0\u201chomes that are cheap to buy but expensive to heat or cool are not affordable in practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2705 It states that affordability should not harm sustainability, which means heat pumps will be core to such housing:\u00a0\u201cincreasing the affordability of housing should not come at the expense of sustainability, including resilience, or quality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2705 It says energy bills & taxes must be addressed\u00a0(and the EU Commission will do so via a citizens’ energy package in 2026), making efficient solutions like electric heat pumps central:\u00a0\u201cevery euro spent on energy efficiency in housing translates into twelve euros in energy savings”.<\/p>\n

\u2705 It refers to new funding models via private & public money\u00a0(and the EU Commission will create a new investment platform for this), which will help scale up clean heat.<\/p>\n

\u2705 It will relax State aid rules for affordable housing,\u00a0making it easier to invest in energy efficient homes.<\/p>\n

Now, the European Commission must take forward all the foreseen initiatives and EU Member States must implement the recommendations made in the plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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