Decarbonising heat in homes inquiry hears from energy companies

12 March 2021

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee will question energy companies, including from Octopus Energy, Vaillant, Cadent Gas and E-ON, with experience of installing or trialling low carbon heating technologies in homes. This evidence session is part of the committee's decarbonising heating in homes inquiry.

Witnesses

Tuesday 16 March

At 10.30am

Steve Keeton, Director of External Affairs, Vaillant Group UK Ltd
Greg Jackson, CEO and Founder, Octopus Energy
Michael Lewis, CEO, E-ON
Angie Needle, Director of Strategy, Cadent Gas

At 11.30am

David Renard, Chair, Local Government Associations’ Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board
Patrick Chauvin, Executive Director - Assets, Stonewater
George Day, Head of Markets, Policy and Regulation, Energy Systems Catapult
Randolph Brazier, Director of Innovation and Electricity Systems, Energy Networks Association

Purpose of the session

The evidence hearing is likely to explore issues around the barriers to delivering low carbon heating solutions to homes and how these can be best overcome.

They will also offer a perspective of the Government’s policies to encourage uptake of energy efficiency and low carbon heating in homes, particularly on the Green Homes Grant.

The Committee will also question organisations, including the Local Government Association, Stonewater (a housing association), the Energy Systems Catapult and the Energy Networks Association.

The panel will consider the suitability, and viability, of alternate heating technologies and their delivery in a variety of local-level situations, for example in different geographic areas, home ownership and different building types.

The session is also likely to explore questions around responsibilities for the coordination and delivery of low carbon heating on a local level.

Further information

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