Petition · past parliament
Reduce taxes on electricity to allow heat pumps to be installed in the UK
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Reduce taxes and "environmental levies" on electricity to encourage the UK supply chain for heat pump installations, to encourage gas fitters to retrain as heat pump engineers, to allow people to invest in clean energy.
The UK imposes 23% taxes on electricity, but only 2% on gas. These taxes are preventing the decarbonisation of heat in the UK. Government needs to switch taxes from electricity to gas to allow people to run heat pumps, to fight climate change, to encourage the long-term supply chain for heat pumps, reduce imports and support clean energy.
The UK cannot start to achieve 600,000 heat pump installations a year by 2028 until it reduces taxes on electricity - at least for those who install heat pumps.
The UK cannot start to achieve 600,000 heat pump installations a year by 2028 until it reduces taxes on electricity - at least for those who install heat pumps.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about taxes on electricity and the disincentives this creates for installing heat pumps, but we're not sure exactly what taxes and levies you want to be changed, by how much, or whether you want this to apply to domestic or business electricity supplies, or both.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. If what you really want is to see increased uptake of heat pumps, it might be clearer to call for the Government to provide grants or subsidies for uptake or installation of heat pumps.
We understand that you are concerned about taxes on electricity and the disincentives this creates for installing heat pumps, but we're not sure exactly what taxes and levies you want to be changed, by how much, or whether you want this to apply to domestic or business electricity supplies, or both.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. If what you really want is to see increased uptake of heat pumps, it might be clearer to call for the Government to provide grants or subsidies for uptake or installation of heat pumps.
Timeline
| 31 May 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.