Having researched this recently for a potential house purchase, there's a need for innovation before electric heating becomes a reality.
The standard is still storage headers and other wall mounted electrical heaters. I remember those from childhood, and how happy we were to switch to gas-fired central heating.
There are electric boilers which can power a hot-water based heating system; they are substantially more expensive to operate than current gas boilers (due to the UK price differential between gas and electricity).
My most favoured approach is an air source heat pump, and larger radiators/underfloor heating to make use of the lower temperature heat source. More expensive to install and run than a gas fired central heating system.
Perhaps in the house after next, this will be standard - or I might even be able to buy a Passivhaus.
The standard is still storage headers and other wall mounted electrical heaters. I remember those from childhood, and how happy we were to switch to gas-fired central heating.
There are electric boilers which can power a hot-water based heating system; they are substantially more expensive to operate than current gas boilers (due to the UK price differential between gas and electricity).
My most favoured approach is an air source heat pump, and larger radiators/underfloor heating to make use of the lower temperature heat source. More expensive to install and run than a gas fired central heating system.
Perhaps in the house after next, this will be standard - or I might even be able to buy a Passivhaus.