Even the decentralised energy sector sometimes struggle to understand what is community and district heating and the differences between them. Therefore we thought it would be useful to explain what they are and to demonstrate the differences, clearing up some of the common preconceptions.
What to do next if your unmetered heat network tests positive for final customer meters
Hundreds of heat network operators must install final customer meters in unmetered properties – following positive cost effectiveness assessments as part of the Heat Network Metering and Billing Regulations.
Despite the many benefits of installing individual smart metering systems in homes connected to heat networks, around 250,000 UK properties are currently unmetered.
Record high gas prices have made major news headlines over the last two months, with a handful of mainstream energy companies going bust, due to them not hedging against price increases. Unsurprisingly, this has led to a chain reaction, multiplying the payback of installing individual smart metering systems in homes connected to heat networks and demonstrating a solid investment for heat network owners.
In an article written for Energy in Buildings and Industry Magazine, Ian Allan, Head of Market Strategy at Switch2 Energy, discusses the important role heat networks in decarbonising the UK's heat supply.
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