Gas boilers still dominate Britain’s homes, and unless they’re replaced with electric solutions, the country won’t meet climate goals.
Owen Anderson, Head of Sustainability at OVO said: “Without making clean heat affordable, and a green electricity grid to support it, we will fail on net zero.
“We need urgent action to make electric heating cheaper and accessible for every household.”
The plan targets several key policy reforms: shifting costs off electricity to make it cheaper than gas, building financial incentives to support the switch to electric heat and restoring a clear deadline to phase out new gas boiler sales.
It also demands reform of the REGO system to stop greenwashing and direct investment into real renewables, alongside expanding smart meters and flexible tariffs to match green power supply with household demand.
But OVO isn’t just calling for change — it’s backing customers to act.
The company is ramping up installations of solar panels and heat pumps, letting long-term customers ‘bank’ panels or EV miles for the future and rolling out smart EV charging.
It’s also rewarding customers who shift electricity use to when renewables are abundant.
The next three years are critical.
OVO says it will revisit and update the transition plan every three years, in line with national net zero frameworks, to make sure promises become real progress.
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