Some of the first homes in the UK designed to meet new building standards put less pressure on the electricity grid than expected, a study has found.
The all-electric properties in Handsworth, Birmingham, have heat pumps, which use electricity to provide heat rather than oil or gas.
Researchers analysed the electricity consumption data over one year from seven homes on a 12-home social housing development called Project 80.
The average peak electricity demand per property was “lower than we would expect”, said Dr Monica Mateo-Garcia, academic lead at Birmingham City University’s Centre for Future Homes.
Completed in 2022, the Project 80 homes adhere to a 2019 d
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