Viessmann is delighted to have teamed up with OVO to offer its Heat Pump Plus add-on where customers could save up to £300 a year.
Viessmann Climate Solutions is making OVO’s Heat Pump Plus add-on available to anyone using its Vitocal 150-A or Vitocal 151-A domestic air source heat pumps. The partnership is a further step in Viessmann and OVO’s mission to help customers cost-effectively and efficiently transition towards greener heating solutions.
The partnership with OVO means Viessmann customers can take advantage of OVO’s flexible Heat Pump Plus add on of 15p/kWh, delivering an annual saving of up to £300 on the running costs of a Viessmann air source heat pump compared to their standard variable tariff.* The result is a heating solution that cuts costs and carbon.
The saving of £300 is based on the heat pump achieving the minimum seasonal coefficient of performance (SCoP**) allowed under MCS regulations of 2.8, for a home with an annual heat pump electricity consumption of 3,644 kWh.
David Dunn, UK MD of Viessmann Climate Solutions, says: “Flexible tariffs are a market enabler for the Government’s heat pump roadmap. We know that the biggest issues facing heat pump deployment in the UK are a lack of consumer knowledge about the technology, the higher installed costs relative to gas boilers and concerns about the running costs relative to gas boilers. We believe our partnership with OVO Energy tackles the running cost piece head on while helping the industry assess the impact of tariff price on heat pump adoption.
“We are delighted to be working with OVO Energy to drive forward an innovative digital approach to energy management, helping to drive down household costs while lowering the carbon footprint of energy consumption.”
Gráinne Regan, Head of Heat at OVO said: “OVO is committed to supporting the adoption of Heat Pumps and this partnership will help do just that by extending our Heat Pump Plus add-on to more customers than ever before. This is good news for Viessmann’s customers and is also part of our wider commitment to help more customers make the switch.”
How Heat Pump Plus saves money
OVO’s Heat Pump Plus enables Viessmann’s customers to run a heat pump at 15p/kWh.
Customers will pay one rate for the electricity their home uses and a lower rate for the electricity the heat pump uses. First, OVO will charge a customer’s electricity usage at the usual rate. Then, once OVO has calculated how much electricity the heat pump used, they will credit back the savings the following month. OVO will view electricity usage by accessing the Viessmann heat pump.
Anyone with a Viessmann Vitocal 150-A or Vitocal 151-A air source heat pump who is already an OVO customer can take advantage of the Heat Pump Plus tariff. If a Viessmann customer is not already an OVO customer but wants to move to the Heat Pump Plus tariff, they can switch their electricity supply to OVO, subject to an eligibility check.
Customers also require a smart meter that can send half-hourly readings. However, if a customer doesn’t have a smart meter capable of this, OVO will install one at no extra cost.
Future-proofing the home
The UK Government’s Clean Heat Market Mechanism consultation outlined a target of 600,000 heat pump installations per year by 2028 as part of the roadmap to decarbonise home heating.
Viessmann’s reliable, compact, and greener air source heat pump systems use innovative technologies to efficiently use clean energy for heating and cooling. They enable households to reduce both their energy bills and carbon footprint.
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About Viessmann Climate Solutions
Founded in 1917 as a heating technology manufacturer, and now part of Carrier, today we are one of the world’s leading providers of efficient climate (heating, water and air quality) and renewable energy solutions. Creating living spaces for generations to come – this is the responsibility that we take on every day together with our (trade) partners.
About OVO
In 2009, OVO was born to make energy better for people and the planet. Today, OVO is trusted by around four million customers with their home energy, EV charging, green tech upgrades, and more.
OVO is getting the UK ready for a greener, fairer future – planting one million trees a year and supporting new renewable power projects in communities across the country. Not only is OVO bringing low carbon tech into homes, it’s finding smart ways to cut costs for customers – making heat pumps, solar panels, and electric cars more accessible. Behind all this work is Plan Zero: the bold, science-backed sustainability strategy, which sets out how OVO will become a true net zero business by 2035.
This progress can only happen with a culture fit for the future. OVO’s multiple awards include the Best Place to Work for Women in The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2023, which also saw the company coming in the Top 10 for Very Big Organisation.
OVO also won Company of the Decade at the BusinessGreen Leaders’ Awards 2020.
OVO key facts
UK Customers: four million
People: 5,000 colleagues with sites in London, Bristol and Glasgow.
Customer service
- Over 100,000 5* reviews on Trustpilot.
- £90m support offered to customers in need since 2022.
Rewarding customers
- Charge Anytime: £6.2 million saved to date by customers.
- Solar and heat pumps: Over 1,000 heat pumps installed and over 450 solar systems installed in UK homes.
- Supporting low income homes: Over 10,000 homes made more efficient through OVO Energy Solutions retrofit schemes, with £2.70m in annual bill savings across them all, and £70.30m in lifetime bill savings.
- World leading trials: 320+ OVO customer trialists on the world’s first and largest domestic vehicle-to-grid trial, run by us.
- Rewarding trials: Over £1 million in credit through Power Move, for using energy at greener times – saving 56.2 tonnes of carbon.
- Expert advice: Over 4,000 home visits completed by OVO’s Energy Experts, giving customers one-to-one guidance on making their home more efficient.
