More solar panels and heat pumps due to rising energy prices

Due to the energy crisis, it is more important to make the right choices for your heating and energy consumption. They see an increase in applications from suppliers of solar panels and heat pumps. Certainly because by 2050 we will no longer be able to heat with fossil fuels, people are already switching to an alternative.

For example, SunTronics in Sint-Eloois-Winkel is extremely busy.

Local alternatives

Due to the war between Ukraine and Russia, prices are rising even more. It is becoming difficult for many people to continue to pay for the gas or oil boiler. This shows that we must not only look for a solution for the climate, but also for our own energy independence. If a family can generate energy locally or provide heat locally, it is less dependent on foreign prices.

According to many experts, a heat pump seems to be the future. But before you install such a pump, it is important that your house is well insulated. In combination with solar panels you are in the right place. (Read more below the photo.)

Disadvantage of heat pumps

The disadvantage is that heat pumps run on electricity, which makes it not exactly cheap to use today. Not every home is suitable for such a pump.

Not everyone has underfloor heating. Residents of an apartment building or tenants cannot immediately decide for themselves whether to install a heat pump.

The average price of a heat pump is between 8,000 and 10,000 euros. And solar panels are not cheap either. But in the long run, this turns out to be the best option.