Combined sales of residential heat pumps in France, Germany and Poland surpassed 400,000 units in Q1 2026, a 25% increase compared to Q1 2025.

Omissions

• The claim states 'a 25% increase' without specifying that this is the simple average of the three countries' individual growth rates (21%, 34%, and 20%). The weighted combined growth rate is approximately 23.4%, not exactly 25%.
• The data source is the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA), an industry body, not an official statistical agency such as Eurostat or a national statistics office.
• The EHPA press release explicitly describes the 25% as an 'on average' figure, a qualifier omitted by the MEP.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Heat Pump Association (EHPA)Sales of residential heat pumps went up 25% in the first quarter of 2026 in France, Germany and Poland on average.
• SecondaryRefindustryGermany increased 34% to 83,258 units, France rose 21% to 301,910 units, and Poland increased 20% to 17,420 units. Combined total: 402,588 units.
• SecondaryPV MagazineResidential heat pump sales rose 17% year on year across 11 European countries in the first quarter of 2026, with France, Germany, and Poland averaging 25% growth.