Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 119845
Electricity: District Heating
Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will direct the National Energy System Operator to account for the reduced need for offshore wind and solar capacity resulting from heat network expansion in its future strategic planni
Answer
Martin McCluskeyI have met ADE to discuss their research. We welcome the research by ADE: Heat Networks, and agree that appropriate deployment of heat networks has the potential to reduce future electricity system costs by billions as we accelerate to net zero. We set ou...
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