Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 2364

District Heating: Fuel Poverty

Tabled: 30 July 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024

Question

Melanie Onn

LabourGreat Grimsby and Cleethorpes

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of district heating schemes on levels of energy poverty.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
As the sector has never been regulated, the Department has not collected pricing data for consumers on communal or district heat networks. However, we are bringing in regulation to appoint Ofgem as the heat network regulator and giving them powers to moni...

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