Heat Networks: Price Caps
2026-05-18 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · 2725 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on extending the current regulatory framework for heat networks to include price protections in addition to consumer standards.
Answer
The Department has provided the heat network regulator, Ofgem, with broad powers relating to heat network price regulation. These include powers to investigate and intervene where heat network prices charged to consumers are disproportionate or unfair. Of...