Installation and Maintenance Licence for Heat Networks – Public Consultation Now Live

The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals to introduce a new installation and maintenance licence for heat networks, using the Buildings (Heating and Energy Performance) and Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill. The purpose of licensing is to enable heat network organisations to access the statutory rights and powers they require. For example, rights and powers to access land or carry out road works necessary to the installation or maintenance of essential heat network pipework and apparatus.

This consultation sets out the proposals for an installation and maintenance licensing regime and seeks views on how licensing might work in practice.

The rights and powers granted by installation and maintenance licences will help the heat network sector to expand at pace and scale, encouraging investment in our communities and contributing towards meeting Scotland’s climate targets.

We welcome responses from across the heat and climate change sector and beyond as we develop our proposals in this area.

The consultation has now been published online and can be accessed here: Installation and Maintenance Licence for Heat Networks Consultation.

Please respond to this consultation using the Scottish Government’s consultation hub, Citizen Space. Please ensure that consultation responses are submitted before the 5th June.

We will also be holding an online stakeholder event 24th March at 10.35am to 12pm. This event will aim to provide a general overview of the proposals detailed in the installation and maintenance licence for heat networks consultation. We intend to hold a further stakeholder event following the Scottish Parliament election. Details to register interest in the March 24th event can be found below:

Please register here before 20th March to join: Registration form

After registering, you’ll receive access to the Teams meeting link.
If you have questions you’d like us to cover, feel free to include them in the form.
Thanks,
Heat Networks Regulations Team

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