Welcome news that government (Office for Product Safety and Standards) has finally started enforcement action against heat network operators who have failed to apply for the EBDS subsidy for their #consumers - Fines of up to £5k per heat network are possible. #EnergyBills content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKBEI…

NEWS: As energy price cap lowered for most – government scraps price protection for almost 500,000 households with communal heating National Energy Action National Headache Foundation (NHF) Fuel Poverty Action Citizens Advice Energy #heatnetworks #energy heattrust.org/news-events/18…

NEWS: Heat Trust calls for action as support for 500k households left out of energy bill cap ends #consumers #energy #heatnetworks #costofliving Energy Security and Net Zero Committee National Energy Action heattrust.org/news-events/18…

NEWS: Heat Trust welcomes new milestone on road to regulation of communal and district heating systems #heatnetworks #consumerprotection #NetZero #energy Citizens Advice Energy Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Consumer Scotland @theADEuk The UKDEA Local Government Association (LGA) National Housing Federation heattrust.org/news-events/18…

Improve the efficiency of your heat network and take advantage of #HNES funding. Learn all about the scheme and how you can apply in our application seminar on Wednesday 19th June. Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bbdfa23d… #Heating #HeatNetwork @Gemserv

Our Director @stephenknight1 featured in tonight's ITV News Meridian regional news, which covered a #heatnetwork in Kent where residents are experiencing poor efficiency. #consumer #energy Ofgem Citizens Advice Energy Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) Department for Energy Security and Net Zero @theADEuk The UKDEA itv.com/watch/news/cat…

Coverage in the South London Press of Lambeth tenants on heat networks finally getting £1m of energy subsidy. londonnewsonline.co.uk/news/council-t…

Coverage in the The Guardian of Lambeth Council tenants on heat networks finally getting £1m of energy subsidy theguardian.com/money/article/…

NEWS: Consumer champion meets Scottish minister to press for funding to address poorly performing heat networks (heattrust.org)

NEWS: Heat network consumer champion reports progress in protecting 80,000 households - Annual Report covering 2022 and 2023 published (heattrust.org)

.Heat Trust latest report, covering the two-year period October 2021 to September 2023, has highlighted how the scheme has worked to protect customers during the energy crisis and help prepare the sector for forthcoming regulation. #heating #plumbing ow.ly/ElYv50TIy5b

We’re delighted that Vattenfall UK has chosen to join the growing number of heat suppliers that are registering sites with Heat Trust and committing to protecting customers by complying with our Scheme Rules and getting #RegulationReady for forthcoming Ofgem requirements.

NEWS: Heat Trust welcomes a further ten heat networks in the past ten weeks to its consumer protection scheme. Helping heat networks get #RegulationReady heattrust.org/news-events/19…

NEWS: Consumer champion calls on government to act on communal heating bills Heat Trust has urged the government to take action to lower the cost of heat for customers on heat networks. #Energy #consumers Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Ofgem Energy Security and Net Zero Committee National Energy Action heattrust.org/news-events/19…

🎉 It’s Heat Trust’s ninth birthday! Since our scheme’s launch on 25 Nov 2015, we’ve grown from protecting 15,000 heat network consumers to 85,000 today. We’re very proud of how our small non-profit organisation has paved the way for future Ofgem regulation of #heatnetworks.

.Heat Trust has urged the government to take action to lower the cost of heat and has recently met the new heat networks minister, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, to set out two new reforms. #heating #plumbing ow.ly/HH4r50UbGFe