Heat Networks: Essex
(asked on 9th October 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 estimate she has made of the number of homes in Essex that could benefit from the development or upgrading of heat networks.
Answered by
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 19th October 2026
We estimate that heat networks could provide 20% of the nation’s heat needs by 2050. We do not currently have an estimate of how many homes in Essex could benefit from the development or upgrading of heat networks.