Written questions

Heat Networks: Prices

2026-05-18 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · 2721 · Official question

Neil Coyle

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual cost increase for households connected to heat networks as a result of recent increases in commercial gas prices.

Answer

Heat network operators buy the energy they need to provide heat to domestic consumers through commercial contracts. The Department and Ofgem are actively monitoring the contract prices paid by heat network operators since the Middle Eastern crisis began a...