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How to make the heat-pump transition take off | Letters

Denise Griffin would like to see a practical plan for town and country. Mark Vernon calls for a communal system

I have a heat pump (Letters, 5 January). It’s not much use to me today as the electricity is out because of the bad weather, my house is beyond cold and what I’d give for a fire – at least I could burn furniture to keep my family warm!

Our heat pump has broken down on several occasions and no local plumber can deal with it – as they don’t know how – so we have to wait for “specialists”. I also have an electric car – I love it but have severe range anxiety as there are very few chargers around here. I’d love to save the planet and I try to do what I can, but let’s have a practical plan that works for town and country. Can we have “experts” who have no agenda but who want to make it work for everyone?
Denise Griffin
Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland

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