Heat network zoning and shifting ‘green energy’ levies from electricity to gas bills will be key factors in successfully deploying heat networks in GHB, says the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE).
Speaking after the ADE’s recent Heat Network Conference, the organisations’s Heat Network Policy Officer, Mike Tisdell, said: “Despite major strides in recognising the central role the sector will need to play in decarbonising heating, not just through zoning policy, but also in the maturation of the sector represented by incoming consumer regulation and technical standards, continued challenges remain”.
He added, “The vision of city-scale heat networks operating as an additional utility will require clear and consistent commitment from government. Ensuring clean heat networks are not unfairly disadvantaged on costs remains a crucial issue, with the rebalancing of levies away from electricity still at the front of minds, as industry mobilises to roll-out low-carbon heat networks across the UK at scale.”