Heat Networks Delivery Plan: review report 2024

Annex B: Useful resources

Heat Networks Delivery Plan, published in March 2022, sets out how provisions of the Heat Networks Scotland Act 2021 and wider policy will contribute to increasing heat networks in Scotland.

Delivering net zero for Scotland's buildings - Heat in Buildings Bill: consultation, published in November 2023. A consultation on proposals to make new laws around the energy efficiency of our homes and buildings and the way we heat those buildings.

First National Assessment (FNA) of Potential Heat Network Zones, published in April 2022, provides a high level initial assessment at a national level, identifying potential heat network zones (where heat networks are a potential long-term solution) based on linear heat demand and key anchor loads. It followed the early stages of the LHEES methodology – with outputs provided to local authorities - but it does not incorporate local authority held data or local insight that impact on potential zones identified which are included in a local authority’s LHEES.

Heat network consumer and operator survey (2022) provides an understanding of consumer concerns and operator experiences. We worked with UK Government in the development of this so that for the first time this covered Scotland as well as England and Wales.

Published LHEES include:

• City of Edinburgh LHEES
• Comhairle nan Eilean Siar LHEES
• Dumfries and Galloway LHEES
• East Lothian LHEES
• Falkirk LHEES
• Fife LHEES
• Glasgow City LHEES
• Highland LHEES
• North Lanarkshire LHEES
• Renfrewshire LHEES
• Stirling and Clackmannanshire Regional Energy Masterplan; and
• West Lothian LHEES