International Energy Agency (IEA) Annex 42 Heat Pumps in Smart Grids

The Heat Strategy puts heat pumps at the forefront of our long term ambition to decarbonise the heat sector through a greater proportion of electrified heating systems within an increasingly low carbon grid. This electrification of heat energy will have a major impact on not only the capacity required by the grid but also the ability to respond and manage large peaks in electricity demand during cold spells when there is a large heating demand. The deployment of smarter grid systems and technologies will therefore be vital in managing these peaks and in the case of heat pumps the potential to shift some of the electricity demand from peak periods could be valuable for future electricity ne…

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