Dispute over the heating law is slowing down heat pumps: What the guild and companies say about the development. According to the Federal Heat Pump Association, 356,000 heating heat pumps were sold in Germany in 2023 - more than ever before in one year and an increase of over 50 percent.
The easing of oil and gas prices may have contributed to the recent increase in demand for fossil fuels. The number of new building projects in which heat pumps are now often the heating method of choice has fallen significantly.