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Heat Networks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to extend Ofgem’s regulatory powers to include heat networks.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
14 May 2025
Target answer date
16 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to extend Ofgem’s regulatory powers to include heat networks.

  2. 16 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    DESNZ is introducing heat network regulation which aims to provide consumers with comparable protections to existing gas and electricity regulations. This new regulatory framework was signed into law earlier this year, establishing Ofgem as the market reg...

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