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Written Question
District Heating
Monday 22nd January 2024

Asked by: Brandon Lewis (Conservative - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to support community heat networks.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Heat networks are a key technology for meeting our net zero target. The Government is developing the following through the Heat Network Transformation Programme:

  • Accelerating deployment of low carbon technologies for new and existing heat networks through the Green Heat Network Fund, which was recently allocated an additional £485m to 2027/28
  • Improving the performance of heat networks through £77m of funding for the Heat Networks Efficiency Scheme
  • Introducing heat network zoning in England in 2025 to boost sector growth
  • Building skills to encourage investment and jobs growth through the Heat Training Grant
  • Introducing regulated consumer protections by 2025