Question reference: S6W-24587
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 18 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its consultation on proposals for a Heat in Buildings Bill, how heat network developers would be expected to connect waste and recoverable heat sources to heat networks, and what market mechanisms and incentives would be proposed to encourage developers to do this.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises that maximizing the use of recoverable or waste heat, which at present goes unused, remains a priority.
For heat network developers, there are clear incentives to connect to this heat as it can be an economical source of heat, where buildings or the processes operating in them can provide surplus heat to our homes and buildings, potentially lowering the cost of heat for heat network customers and providing an income for heat source providers.
We are seeking evidence in our Heat in Buildings Bill consultation about whether requirements should be placed on owners of unused heat. Following the closure of the consultation we will analyse responses to questions on recoverable or waste heat and use this to guide our development of recoverable and waste heat policy.