heat network metering News
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Seminar focuses housing professionals on latest updates to heat network regulation
The event is being hosted by heat network experts Switch2 Energy and legal specialist Winckworth Sherwood, who will be joined by the Office for Product Safety & Standards, which is responsible for enforcing the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations. Heat suppliers from housing associations, local authorities and the private sector are invited to the seminar for an update on the ...
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Higher gas prices improves payback of heat network metering
Record high gas prices have multiplied the payback of installing individual smart metering systems in homes connected to heat networks, according to Switch2 Energy. "Residents typically save 35 to 50% on their bills where they have heat meters and pay only for the energy they use, rather than a fixed flat rate charge based on a share of the heat network fuel costs, as with unmetered properties, ...
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Webinar shows how to get more from heat network metering & billing
The hour and a half-long webinar will run on Tuesday 19 May at 10am, replacing Switch2's face-to-face workshop in Birmingham, which will now run later in the year The online event will take place again on Thursday 21 May at 2pm. Michael King, co-convenor of District Energy Vanguards Network, will introduce the interactive webinar. Other speakers include Marko Cosic, Director of Coheat, and Ian ...
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Switch2 Energy announces Bitesize heat network webinar series
The first half-hour webinar in the series takes place on Wednesday 24 February at 12 noon and will focus on recent updates to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations. Delegates will find out how to complete the revised notification process, including the method for assessing whether they need to fit final customer meters on existing unmetered networks. This will be followed 2 weeks ...
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Seminar will brief housing industry on regulatory changes affecting heat networks
Latest changes to regulations affecting the community and district heating sector and current industry updates will be discussed at a free breakfast seminar in central London on Thursday 18 May. The event is being hosted by heat network specialist Switch2 Energy and lawyers Winckworth Sherwood, in partnership with the Association of Decentralised Energy (ADE), which has recently set up the ...
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How to put residents at the heart of community heating schemes
Community heating specialist Switch2 Energy has published a free guide on how to design and implement heat networks around the needs of residents. The Joined Up Thinking Guide to Community Heating advises developers and landlords on the steps they must take to place customers at the centre of their heat network plans. New rules under the CIBSE Heat Networks Code of Practice, the Heat Trust ...
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CPD seminar explores new heat network funding and regulations
Private sector developers and consultants can gain CPD points at free heat network seminar in ManchesterFunding for private sector heat network development, new regulations, quality and compliance standards, will be discussed at a lunchtime seminar at Manchester Central convention centre on Friday 17th May.Heat network specialist Switch2 Energy is inviting consultants and private developers to ...
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Switch2 Energy releases guidance to updated Heat Network Regulations
Heat network operators and stakeholders have been eagerly awaiting updates to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations, particularly legislation surrounding the requirement to install final customer meters on existing unmetered networks. Heat network specialist Switch2 Energy has updated its eGuide to the Heat Network Regulations to explain the latest changes. The publication provides ...
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Nuneaton and Bedworth Council selects Switch2 for heat metering project
Switch2 will retrofit its award-winning pay-as-you-go G6 smart meters to 170 homes across five residential sites – all served by communal heat systems. The initial five-year contract will also include meter maintenance, a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) facility and customer service provision. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is one of the first Councils in England to purchase metering equipment ...
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Switch2 launches new compliance service for updated heat network regulations
Switch2 Energy has launched its new Meter2Bill service to help district heating suppliers comply with major updates to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations. The updated legislation, which came into force on 27 November 2020, introduces a new legal requirement to install final customer meters on existing unmetered networks, where demonstrated to be viable. This is already ...
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New updates to heat network regulations to be announced at seminar roadshow
Changes to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations and compliance best practice will be discussed at Switch2 Energy's autumn breakfast seminar series. The first free event will take place in Central London on Thursday 26 September, in partnership with legal specialist Winckworth Sherwood. New regulator, the Office for Product Safety & Standards, will present at the seminars to ...
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Leeds City Council partners with Switch2 to comply with Heat Network Regulations
Leeds City Council is partnering with Switch2 Energy to achieve compliance with the updated Heat Network (Metering & Billing) Regulations. Switch2 has been Leeds City Council’s metering and billing partner for more than 20 years – serving 1,400 properties across 9 sites with heat networks. This includes the provision of smart meters and pay-as-you-go and credit billing services. ...
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Free guide explains important updates to heat network regulations
The clock is ticking on the 27 November 2021 deadline for heat network suppliers to assess whether it will be compulsory to retrofit final customer meters in around 170,000 unmetered homes on their networks. Where metering is proved viable, they have less than a year (by 1 September 2022) to complete installations, which can deliver huge cost and carbon savings of 35 to 50%. The free guide ...
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Discover heat network regulation and compliance updates
The Office for Product Safety & Standards, which is now responsible for enforcing the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations (HNMBR), will brief delegates on the latest legislation updates at the seminar. Enforcement Manager Mili Malic will share findings from the recent HNMBR consultation, which included proposals for a new cost-effectiveness tool to assess the viability of ...
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Switch2 Energy is approved as supplier on Heat Metering and Billing Framework
Heat network specialist, Switch2 Energy, has been awarded a place on the Fife Council Heat Metering & Billing Services Framework Agreement, which will support participating local authorities and housing providers to deliver fully compliant projects and services with the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations.Following a rigorous tender and assessment process, Switch2 has been fully ...
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Guide to complying with updated heat network regulations
It is believed that many of the UK's 17,000 heat network operators failed to respond to the four-yearly Duty of Notification process by the 31 December 2019 deadline. The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS), which enforces the regulations, has begun issuing formal warnings to these non-compliant heat networks. The guide details the urgent action heat network suppliers need to take ...
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Switch2 launches accredited CPD heat network seminar programme
District and community heating specialist Switch2 Energy has launched a new programme of accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars – covering all aspects of heat network delivery, metering and compliance. The CPD seminars count towards CIBSE, CIH and RICS CPD requirements. They are approved by The CPD UK Certification Service , which provides rigorous, independent ...
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How advanced smart metering for heat networks is achieving outstanding customer service
Ian Allan, Head of Research and Development for community heating specialist Switch2 Energy, will discuss the contribution of advanced smart metering to community and district heating projects in a presentation to the All-Energy Conference in Glasgow on Thursday 3 May (15.00 to 16.30). All-Energy is the UK's largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference, including more than ...
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Updates to heat network regulations announced
Speaking at a recent heat network compliance seminar, hosted by Switch2 Energy and Winckworth Sherwood, Enforcement Manager, Mili Malic, explained the latest regulatory changes. She also announced the next phase of heat network regulations consultation, which is now open and will close on 9 January 2020. Mili Malic briefed delegates on changes to the Duty of Notification process. This obligation ...
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Discover latest changes to heat network regulations at seminar roadshow
Switch2 Energy is hosting the free breakfast briefings in partnership with Penningtons Manches Cooper (in London on Thursday 14 November) and Addleshaw Goddard (in Leeds on Thursday 21 November). Delegates from the housing and energy sectors will hear the latest legislation updates affecting district and community heating schemes from new regulator the Office for Product Safety & Standards. ...
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