Heat Networks

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the ADE: Heat Networks Cost of Heat Research recommendation for a targeted electricity discount.


Answered by
Martin McCluskey Portrait
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 8th September 2026

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As we set out in the Warm Homes Plan, we will need to go further to reduce electricity prices for heat networks. The government intends to consult on options to reduce costs and make electrification an economically rational choice for a wider range of businesses and organisations.

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