This consultation seeks views on the introduction of regulatory heat network technical standards and a Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme (HNTAS) to help heat network developers, contractors and operators demonstrate compliance with those standards. In particular it seeks views on proposals regarding:

• the scope of technical standards regulation
• governance structure for the scheme
• overarching technical, assessment and certification requirements
• the role of assessors and certifiers in the scheme
• enforcement, appeals and complaints
• support and incentives to facilitate heat network compliance

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have also published:

• an options assessment setting out the estimated benefits and costs of introducing the proposals outlined in this consultation
• the draft Metering and Monitoring Standard (MMS) which is referenced in the consultation
• the draft Code documents which are referenced in the consultation: see Package 2