Electricity will provide most home heating

MOST Irish families will be heating their homes with electricity within 20 years, on the back of wind and wave energy, according to the International Energy Agency.

Speaking at the Energy Ireland conference at Croke Park, Andreas Biermann said that while electricity will not get any cheaper, it will be most accessible to the householder due to the growth in renewable sources such as wind and wave.

Mr Biermann said “in homes across Europe the emphasis would be on maximum insulation to ensure minimum heat loss”.