Househeating Pulse
EU Heat-Pump Market Intelligence

As of 2026-05-08

Independent intelligence on the European heat-pump market.

Househeating Pulse aggregates the official EU energy-labelling registry, household tariff data, climate normals and national subsidy programmes into a single live data layer — with proprietary indices and full source citation on every figure.

Brand share

Top manufacturers by EPREL listings

All brands

Type distribution

Models by heat-pump type

Air-to-water
30,452 (49.9%)
Air-to-air
21,065 (34.5%)
HP water heater
9,228 (15.1%)
Ground-source
213 (0.3%)
Water-water
31 (0.1%)

Refrigerant share

Top refrigerants in declared models

All refrigerants
R32
13,935 (84.7%)
R410A
1,896 (11.5%)
R290
537 (3.3%)
R410a
49 (0.3%)
R410
10 (0.1%)
R134A
2 (0.0%)
R290A
2 (0.0%)

Country signals

Where the economics already work

Full comparison

Cheapest electricity (household)

HungaryHU0.1082/kWh
MaltaMT0.1282/kWh
BulgariaBG0.1355/kWh
CroatiaHR0.1658/kWh
SlovakiaSK0.1853/kWh

Source: Eurostat band DC, latest semester

Coldest climates (highest HDD₁₈)

NorwayNO5,040 HDD
IcelandIS5,029 HDD
LiechtensteinLI5,024 HDD
EstoniaEE4,474 HDD
LithuaniaLT4,423 HDD

Source: NASA POWER, 30-year normal

Countries covered
32
Active subsidy programmes
12
Refrigerants tracked
15
Energy-price datapoints
885
2018–latest, semi-annual