Heat Pumps Reducing energy costs for tenants Sustainable solution for new build

A housing association in Wales has been helping to demonstrate how heat pumps can cut carbon emissions and reduce energy bills for its tenants. The ClwydAlyn housing association has been providing social housing in North and mid-Wales for over 40 years. With almost half of all households in Wales currently suffering from fuel poverty due to the energy crisis, according to National Energy Action (NEA), finding ways to cut energy bills, while promoting sustainability, has been vital.

ClwydAlyn designs its new properties with sustainability in mind and has been using Mitsubishi Electric’s Ecodan air source heat pumps for a few years to decarbonise its housing stock and help residents save on their heating costs. Most of the association’s newly built properties use heat pumps rather than any fossil fuels and, most recently, 63 properties built by developer Williams Homes Bala on the new ClwydAlyn Glasdir site in Ruthin have been built with Ecodan air source heat pumps to provide heating and hot water to each individual home.

The properties are of various types and sizes – from apartments and adapted bungalows to semi-detached and detached homes – and the heat pumps are able to meet the needs of every different space.

Working in partnership with the Welsh government and Denbighshire County Council, ClwydAlyn has been able to offer its tenants not just warmth and comfort, but with the economical nature of the heat pumps, they also provide reassurance that it will generate annual savings on their energy bills.

For housing associations providing affordable housing, investing in sustainable heating technologies is an effective way to keep tenants comfortable at the same time as keeping both energy costs and usage low. ClwydAlyn housing association has shown that a large-scale installation of heat pumps across a range of properties can make a significant impact on tenants’ bills, while keeping environmental impact at front of mind.

For further information and to see a video about the ClwydAlyn Glasdir site development, please use the online reader link below: ◼ phamnews.co.uk/323/35