SSE Welcomes Recommendation of Regulation for U.K. Heat Networks
May 11 2018 - 8:32AM
Dow Jones News
By Adam Clark
SSE PLC (SSE.LN) said Friday that it welcomes the U.K.
Competition & Markets Authority's intention to recommend
regulation of heat networks.
The CMA said in a statement on Thursday that it has come to a
provisional view that the heat-network sector should be regulated.
Heat networks, also known as district heating, distribute heating
to buildings from a central source.
The CMA said regulation will mean the introduction of consumer
protections, mandatory rules for suppliers on price and quality,
steps to improve network design, and measures to improve
transparency.
Currently there is no U.K. regulator with responsibility for
heat networks. The CMA said customers should receive equivalent
protection to gas and electricity customers. There are currently
around 14,000 heat networks in the U.K. providing around 2% of the
country's building heating demand, said the CMA.
The CMA said it will consult on its recommendation of regulation
until the end of May, before publishing a final report in the
summer. The regulator said it is working with the U.K., Scottish,
and Welsh governments to develop its recommendations.
SSE said it looks forward to "working constructively" with the
CMA over heat networks, which the power company said present an
opportunity for lower-cost, low carbon heat.
Write to Adam Clark at adam.clark@dowjones.com;
@AdamDowJones
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 11, 2018 09:17 ET (13:17 GMT)
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