A fascinating read, gothitjulie. What chance do you think the government has of keeping its commitment to phase out gas boilers?
Good point, I’ve looked into this little problem & determined that people with enough land (large garden etc) will use a ground source heat pump so it could get expensive to heat the house when there’s no wind (as at the current time) but overall it’s possible. For those with little or no land & renting, landlords will install the cheaper air source heat pumps & be crippled by the heating costs & no doubt many will die.
This is of course where the alternative to methane comes in, hydrogen, produced at massive plants powered by wind power (and probably some solar) & stored for when it’s needed.
The Government hints at the way forward but sometimes things take their own turn & provide an alternative pathway.