The boiler will be available from 2009, and will join a portfolio of "microgeneration" products that the company plans to market next year. British Gas has signed a distribution deal with its maker, Baxi Group.
British Gas launched a range of wind turbines and solar panels to allow consumers to generate their own energy in March this year. The products can now be installed without planning permission after changes in legislation that came into force on April 6. The company is also launching smart meters, which tell consumers how much energy they are using.
The utility giant says about 1.5 million boilers are replaced every year in the UK. It forecasts the new boiler could take up to 30% of the market.
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Not entriely accurate. Firstly they have not actually started selling these units, just announced their intention to do so sometime 2009. Secondly, they are not first by a very long way; Powergen, now EON, launched the Whispergen micro CHP product in the UK in early 2004. WhisperGen recently set up a factory in Europe, so we should be seeing a lot more of these in the next few months. Good news none the less, and if you are interested in micro CHP and where to get one, visit http://www.microchap.info
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