Heat pumps are becoming less and less popular. Poles choose a different option
The popularity of heat pumps in Poland is decreasing. When choosing a heating source, we increasingly choose a different solution.
The latest data from the “Clean Air” program show a clear change in Poles’ preferences when it comes to choosing home heating sources. The numbers quoted by Radio Zet show that the number of applications for funding for heat pumps is clearly decreasing.
Interest in heat pumps is declining
Data for 2025 show that in January, 25% of applications for heat pumps were made. cases, while at the end it was only 21 percent. of all applications.
However, there is a growing interest in another source of heating. These are biomass boilers. At the beginning of 2025, 70% of the requests were made. cases, and in December 78%, which means that the number of applications for co-financing for boilers increased by 8% within 12 months.
Data from the “Clean Air” program also include comprehensive information on heat sources that have been co-financed since the beginning of the program, i.e. since 2018. Even though gas boilers are no longer covered by subsidies, the huge interest in them in previous years means that they are still number one in terms of interest among beneficiaries. Among all applications, condensing gas boilers constitute 31.7%. The next places were air heat pumps, biomass boilers, coal boilers, ground heat pumps and electric heating systems.
It cannot be ruled out that this year’s long and frosty winter will reduce the interest in heat pumps even further. As “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” described, several days with minus temperatures meant that heat pumps ceased to be a “clever device” that uses energy from the environment, and began to work at the limits of their capabilities. This especially applies to air pumps, which must be supported by electric heaters in severe frost. As a result, electricity consumption increased, sometimes by two or three times, which in turn ends in the so-called accounts of horror.
The log simulation carried out on the example of a single-family house of approx. 130-150 m², inhabited by 3-4 people, with external temperatures from -10 to -15°C and standard thermal comfort (21-22°C) shows that in the case of air pumps with an average winter energy consumption of 900-1300 kWh, the monthly bill ranges from PLN 800-1400. On the worst days, when electric heaters are working, the cost of one day of heating can exceed PLN 40-50.
