Replacing storage heaters

jjlothin

I've decided that I need to replace my storage heaters, which I believe are as old as my flat (1986, I think). It's a one-bedroom flat, and although there are 3 storage heaters in total, I only ever use the ones in the living room and (when extra-cold) corridor (never the one in the kitchen, where there's also an electric convector heater).



The block doesn't have access to gas, so I do have to continue thinking electric.


I read somewhere that Economy 7 is due to be phased out in a few years' time, so perhaps I need to think electric radiators rather than storage heaters ... I did think about replacing my (ancient) water heater as well, but I don't intend to stay in this flat forever, so I'm thinking that the cost of (electric) boiler plus radiators plus piping to the radiators/installation would probably not be worth it.



If anyone has any recommendations/suggestions/comments as to the best way to go, I'd be grateful to hear them.

[Deleted User]

If Economy 7 is ever phased out, it's most likely to be replaced by some form of complicated time-of-use tariff.

Any time-of-use tariff is likely to be cheaper overnight than in the day (and especially the early evening) because of the lower demand and the lack of overnight generation as solar PV grows.

Storage heaters are therefore still likely to be a sensible choice in the future, as they would still be able to be topped up using the cheaper electricity overnight, whatever that function ends up labelled as.