diff --git a/exports/energy_systems/heat_pump_export.py b/exports/energy_systems/heat_pump_export.py
index 59862cd1..754b578a 100644
--- a/exports/energy_systems/heat_pump_export.py
+++ b/exports/energy_systems/heat_pump_export.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class HeatPumpExport:
   of some defined function
   """
 
-  def __init__(self, base_path, city):
+  def __init__(self, base_path, city, output_path):
     self._template_path = (base_path / 'heat_pumps/template.txt')
     self._constants_path = (base_path / 'heat_pumps/constants.yaml')
     # needed to compute max demand.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class HeatPumpExport:
     self._city = city
     self._input_data = None
     self._base_path = base_path
+    self._output_path = output_path
 
   def run_insel(self, user_input: Dict, hp_model: str, data_type: str) -> None:
     """
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ class HeatPumpExport:
     try:
       # run insel
       insel_template_handler = open(self._template_path, "r")
-      insel_template_handler = insel_template_handler.read()
-      insel_template = Template(insel_template_handler).substitute(self._input_data)
+      insel_template_content = insel_template_handler.read()
+      insel_template = Template(insel_template_content).substitute(self._input_data)
       # create the insel file and write the template with substituted values into it
       insel_file = (self._base_path / 'heat_pumps/dompark_heat_pump.insel')
       insel_file_handler = open(insel_file, "w")
@@ -211,4 +212,5 @@ class HeatPumpExport:
     df = df.append(df.agg(['sum']))
     s = pd.Series(["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sept", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec", "Total"])
     df = df.set_index([s])
-    print(df)
+    df.to_csv(self._output_path)
+