At our latest seminar, Simon Trevenna from the Department of Business Energy Industrial Strategy (BEIS) discussed the latest updates to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations. This blog looks at the key information and changes to deadlines that you need to know, in order to stay compliant.
The UK needs to cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent in order to meet 2050 targets. And with a third of those emissions coming from heating draughty buildings; insulation is key. But what should be considered when community heating is in the mix?
For affordable housing providers across the country, maintaining heating and hot water supplies to residents is one of the biggest challenges; especially when it comes to frequently involving the care of vulnerable user groups, and routinely gaining access to occupied properties.
Done wrong, pricing and billing can be a real bone of contention. But, done right it can become a major source of customer satisfaction. That’s why scheme operators are putting in the effort to establish clear and fair pricing structures, with residents fully aware and in the know.
A few months ago we discussed the implications that Brexit may have on the Heat Network Regulations. Continuing on from this, and after the Prime Minister’s Brexit speech on Tuesday; we thought that a further update was due on how we expect Brexit coupled with President Trump’s inauguration is likely to affect the heat network industry.
As a building/energy manager with a portfolio of residential buildings supplied with heating and hot water from a community heating scheme; you will be well aware of the associated economic and environmental savings that can be made to benefit your residents and address fuel poverty. The question is, how do you do it?
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