Heat network zone opportunity reports
Indicating the heat network investment opportunities at a city scale, the potential location of heat network zones and key opportunities for initial heat network development within those zones.
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As these reports include provisional data from pilot activities, the contents – including data shown in maps, technical and economic data within the report – are likely to change.
No part of this report shall be relied upon for any business decisions.
These reports are an indicative selection of the outputs from the heat network zoning pilot, where the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) worked with 28 English local authority partners, as well as technical and modelling consultants. This pilot saw the development of a methodology for identifying where heat networks are expected to provide the lowest-cost, low-carbon heat to buildings.
The reports are intended to showcase the potential location of heat network zones within each area, indicate the heat network investment opportunity at a town/city scale and the key opportunities for initial heat network development within each zone.
Lessons learned from the pilot are being used to inform the development of Heat Network Zoning Policy. Once the response to the heat network zoning consultation is published, we will be updating the methodology to reflect the final policy position, expand it to cover all of England, undertake detailed quality assurance of the model, and launch a digital product to allow stakeholders to view potential zones on a map.