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Heat Pumps Outsell Gas Boilers in Germany as Overall Sales Drop 22%

Regulatory uncertainty threatens to stall Germany’s renewable heating transition

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Die Wärmepumpe war im ersten Halbjahr nach Angaben aus der Heizungsbranche voraussichtlich erstmals die meistverkaufte Heizungsart.
Eine Wärmepumpe kann Haushalten jährlich mehrere hundert Euro Heizkosten ersparen.
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Overview

  • In the first half of 2025, heat pump sales rose 55 percent to about 139,500 units, surpassing gas boiler installations for the first time
  • Overall heating system sales fell 22 percent to 296,500 units as gas installations declined 41 percent to 132,500 units and oil systems plunged 81 percent to 10,500 units
  • Industry associations are urging the federal government to secure funding in the Climate and Transformation Fund to maintain current heating subsidies
  • Consumers are hesitating over new heating installations because of complex installation rules, pending municipal heat planning and uncertainty about the 2027 EU emissions trading scheme
  • The Bundesverband der Deutschen Heizungsindustrie forecasts around 250,000 heat pump sales in 2025, only half of the government’s 500,000-unit target