Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 13 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential for so-called zero bill homes of combining the deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, batteries and heat pumps, and whether it will publish any such analysis.
The Scottish Government is supportive of market innovations which deliver lower bills for households as well as providing benefits to decarbonisation and our New Build Heat Standard has created regulatory certainty for developers and energy suppliers to innovate.
As part of the development of our Heat in Buildings Strategy and Delivery Plan, we will continue to set outa clear pathway for heat decarbonisation in Scotland.
The high cost of electricity is the biggest obstacle to reducing household bills and encouraging the uptake of clean heating at scale. Despite promises, the Warm Homes Plan did not set out how the UK Government plans to reduce electricity prices for the long term.