Implementing the Energy Efficiency Directive: metering and billing of heating and cooling
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Detail of outcome
皇冠体育app government has now published its response to the public consultation on implementing the metering and billing requirements of the Energy Efficiency Directive as they apply to heating and cooling.
Organisations or individuals who supply heating, hot water or cooling via district heating or district cooling networks or communal heating are required to comply with the regulations. 皇冠体育app onus will be on the final 鈥楬eat Supplier鈥� 鈥� the final contractor of heating, cooling or hot water to the final consumer and who charges for this supply. 皇冠体育app Consultation was carried out on a UK-wide basis and the implementing regulations apply across the UK.
皇冠体育app government response sets out the outcome of the consultation. 皇冠体育app regulations have been laid in Parliament.
Guidance has also been published to help the assessment of cost effectiveness and technical feasibility. This guidance is available on the National Measurement Office website.
If participants have any queries on the application of the regulations and guidance can contact the National Measurement Office at [email protected]
皇冠体育app implementing regulations are published on the government鈥檚 legislation
Should you require a paper copy of the 鈥淎ssessing the cost effectiveness of individual metering: Energy demand benchmarks鈥�, document please email [email protected] or write to 皇冠体育app Heat Strategy and Policy Team, Department of Energy and Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2AW.
Original consultation
Consultation description
This consultation document seeks views on the government鈥檚 approach to the implementation of Articles 9, 10, 11 and 13 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, as they apply to district heating, district cooling and communal heating and/or hot water.
皇冠体育app Directive contains some mandatory requirements for metering and billing. Other requirements will be subject to tests of cost-efficiency and technical feasibility.
皇冠体育app consultation proposes a number of ways to implement these requirements. 皇冠体育app responsibility for implementation and therefore the impacts will rest primarily with the owners of such schemes.
皇冠体育app consultation will run for six weeks.
A number of workshops are planned where DECC鈥檚 Heat team will set out the Directive鈥檚 requirements and the proposed options for implementation.
Please email [email protected] if you would like to attend a workshop or if you have any queries or questions about the consultation.
Documents
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Government response to consultation on implementing the metering and billing requirements of the Energy Efficiency Directive as they apply to heating and cooling.
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First published.