英国能源部被要求从能源预算中削减超过20亿英镑，用于国防支出1。这一削减计划包括大幅缩减锅炉升级方案（BUS）的资金，该方案为英格兰和威尔士家庭改用清洁供暖提供补助1。前能源部长埃德·米利班德已同意能源部削减资本预算20亿英镑1，作为英国政府四年内增加150亿英镑国防支出计划的一部分1。
锅炉升级方案目前预算为27亿英镑，将面临大幅削减但不会被完全废除1。该方案为家庭改用热泵提供高达9000英镑的补助，其中基本补助金额为7500英镑，离网房产可获得更高额度1。自2022年启动以来，该方案已补贴近80000台热泵1。方案支持者表示超过40%的资金流向年收入低于52000英镑的家庭1。
英国热泵产业目前年增长率超过25%1，但与欧洲相比仍存在显著差距——法国去年销售的热泵数量是英国的四倍1。除热泵补贴外，英国政府还计划削减碳捕获与储存及绿色氢气计划的支出1。
The UK Energy Secretary is facing pressure to slash over £2 billion from the energy budget to support defence spending 1. The cuts will significantly reduce funding for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), which currently provides households in England and Wales grants of up to £9,000 to switch to clean heating systems 1. While the scheme's £2.7 billion budget will be substantially trimmed, it will not be entirely eliminated 1.
Since its launch in 2022, the BUS has subsidised nearly 80,000 heat pumps, with a base grant of £7,500 available to most households and up to £9,000 for off-grid properties 1. Supporters of the programme highlight that over 40 percent of its funding has been directed toward households earning less than £52,000 annually 1. The cuts come as the UK heat pump industry continues to expand at an annual growth rate exceeding 25 percent, though France installed four times as many heat pumps last year compared to the UK 1.
The energy department's capital budget reduction of £2 billion was already agreed upon by former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband 1. This reduction is part of broader government plans to increase defence spending by £15 billion over four years 1. Beyond heat pump subsidies, the government also intends to reduce spending on carbon capture and storage and green hydrogen programmes 1.
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