Brandon Rood, 27, is the director and founder of Greenwave Renewables in Bury St Edmunds.
He said he had seen a “massive increase in demand, particularly from people with oil systems”, with customers trying to benefit from the £7,500 government grant for air-source heat pumps.
“A lot of people are on oil around here and the price of oil has absolutely soared,” he explained.
Rood said inquiries had doubled compared with this time last year.
“Heat pumps weren’t always a massive cost saver with running costs because of the price of electricity being quite high,” he added.
“But given the price of oil now and the surge seen, given that a lot of companies are bringing out these smart tariffs which make it a lot more attractive, we’re seeing a much bigger uptake.
“It makes a lot more sense now financially as well as environmentally, whereas it was just an environmental decision before.”
