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Workshop: Heat metering

Start/Stop Date:
09 Mar 2016
Organiser:
DECC
Venue:
NMRO Headquarters in Teddington (southwest London), from approximately 10:00 to 16:00.
Focus Areas:
Heat networks (Metering and Billing) regulations 2016
Type of Event:
Conference

DECC are presently amending the Heat Networks (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014.  The purpose of the workshop is to seek views from a range of stakeholders to help develop a new Schedule 1 and tool for the determination of technical and economic feasibility under the amended Heat Networks (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2016.

The intention is to run the workshop as a range of collaborative and forum based sessions seeking views from the broadest range of stakeholders. The following subjects will be addressed:

  • Open discussion on the balance between UK carbon saving objectives, amending the regulations, the four year cycle and impact on business.
  • The Commission Guidance to member states suggests an approach of dividing up the population into buildings that will never be feasible, buildings that should always be feasible and buildings where a test should be applied.

- Is this an appropriate approach
- What building types or criteria should be in the never feasible and always feasible categories

  • The Commission Guidance to member states recommends a three tier approach.

- Apply the never viable or always viable test
- Carry out Economic viability test based on benchmark numbers
- Non-viability through seeking commercial quotes.

  • The UK used a two tier approach in the 2014 regulations

- Apply the never viable or always viable test
- Carry out Economic viability test based on benchmark numbers
- Discuss the benefits and limitations of these approaches.

  • What parameters should be considered for technical viability?
  • What parameters should be considered for economic viability?
  • Should assessments be on a building level or a network level for district networks?
  • Next steps.

We are seeking the broadest possible engagement.

If your organisation would like to be included in this workshop, please confirm names of attendees (with email addresses) to Simon Trevenna