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June 6, 2026·Consumer·Minds Team

# **Minds Study: GEG Concerns & Heat Pump Barriers 2026**

How are German homeowners reacting to the GEG? A Minds simulation of 700 households decodes the real barriers to heat pump adoption.

[Methodology Deep Dive: Experience the Minds Simulation Live](https://getminds.ai/?register=true&study=residential-heating-heat-pump-de-2026)

## Methodology

A recent target audience simulation by Minds shows that 72 percent of German homeowners are postponing the installation of a heat pump due to unclear follow-up costs associated with the Building Energy Act (GEG). These results align precisely with real market data from the Statistisches Bundesamt and highlight the deep uncertainty regarding economic viability in existing buildings.

**72**%

Concern over unpredictable GEG renovation costs

**64**%

Skepticism regarding efficiency in older buildings

**31**%

Lack of trust in installer recommendations

Based on a simulated panel of 700 respondents. 85–95% accuracy validated against historical data.

## **Frequently asked questions**

### **How high is the alignment of the Minds simulation with real market data?**

The Minds simulation achieves an average alignment of 85% to 95% with physical panels and traditional market studies. For specific questions and precisely anchored segments, the alignment can even reach up to 100%, offering manufacturers maximum confidence in objection handling.

### **How quickly does Minds deliver results for the heating industry?**

Minds delivers deep, data-driven insights in under 1 hour, compared to the multi-week wait times typical of traditional panels. The entire infrastructure is hosted on EU servers and operates 100% GDPR-compliantly, as no personal data of real end users is processed.

### **What cost savings does the simulation offer compared to traditional panels?**

Minds offers representative target audience insights at a fraction of the cost of a traditional panel, completely eliminating high recruitment costs per respondent. This allows marketing and product teams to continuously test new campaign claims and sales scripts without budget pressure.

### **How does this MoFu study specifically help heating manufacturers?**

This study in the middle-of-funnel (MoFu) segment reveals the exact psychological barriers and GEG concerns of homeowners to manufacturers and sales managers. With these insights, argument chains and training scripts for installers can be systematically optimized to address reservations directly at the point of sale.

## **About Minds**

Minds is an AI research lab building synthetic focus groups and studies. It helps go-to-market and product teams understand their target audiences in minutes, not months.

[**~~Learn more about Minds~~**](https://getminds.ai/)