Heat networks target 2035 consultation: SG response

Footnotes

1. Heat networks delivery plan - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

2. Heat in Buildings Strategy - achieving net zero emissions in Scotland's buildings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

3. A full analysis of consultation responses has also been published and can be found on citizen space: 2035 target for the amount of heat to be supplied by heat networks - Scottish Government - Citizen Space (consult.gov.scot)

4. Heat networks - thermal energy target 2035: consultation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

5. BAR and heat network zoning templates and guidance can be accessed from Heat networks - Renewable and low carbon energy - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

6. BAR and heat network zoning templates and guidance can be accessed from Heat networks - Renewable and low carbon energy - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

7. The Heat Networks Delivery Plan sets out our ambition: a heat networks sector that:

• delivers affordable clean heat supporting delivery of emission reduction and fuel poverty targets
• develops local supply chains and attracts new public and private investment
• contributes to the development, and operation, of an integrated and resilient energy system.

8. HNSU Website

9. Scotland's Heat Network Fund

10. Funding, Grants and Loans: Home Energy Scotland

11. Energy Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

12. Heat networks: building a market framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

13. Tackling fuel poverty in Scotland: A strategic approach

14. In order to ensure that networks can remain resilient and affordable, we will require that, from the point that the regulatory system is in place in 2024, the vast majority of heat for new networks is to be provided from low and zero emission sources. However, in the near term, a small percentage of annual heat provided through some networks may need to be sourced from natural gas for the purposes of peaking and backup. The exact percentage will be determined on a case by case basis and the need will have to be evidenced, while showing other options have been explored.