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8 November 2025
Optimisation Journey – unleashing your heat network’s potential
The remit of the new regulator for heat networks, Ofgem, is to improve consumer experience of communal and district heating. It is mobilising rapidly, with its digital reporting portal set to go live in early 2026. Now is the time for housing providers to act and make sure they are prepared....
4 November 2025
Seeing through the snowstorm: consultations, guidance and regulation – what you need to know to get compliant
The blizzard of heat network consultations has now arrived as we count down to full regulation go-live in January 2026 – even Ofgem admits it’s an aggressive schedule but there is a lot to cover in what was previously largely...
23 September 2025
Costs and compliance – getting budgets and pricing regulation ready
Navigating the costs swamp From consumer protection to technical standards, heat networks will be subject to a wide range of new requirements from January 2026. Part of consumer protection is to ensure that customers are treated fairly and get the...
8 September 2025
The Chirpy Guide to avoiding pointless busywork
(Or “How I learned to stop worrying about compliance and start loving the regulations”*) Heat networks are complicated – and the complication is going to get supercharged with full regulation by Ofgem. There is only one simple solution – create...
20 August 2025
Regulation rollout – helping heat network operators get confident and compliant with new requirements
Is your compliance journey sorted or a struggle? Full Ofgem regulations are being rolled out for of all heat networks across the UK. This means big changes for housing providers operating heat networks. Here at Chirpy Heat we are here...
2 March 2025
Feedback from our clients – Chirpy Heat Client Survey 2024
Listening to our clients and ensuring their voice is at the heart of our decision-making is particularly important to us. At the end of 2024, as part of our plan to guide us on our journey towards greater client engagement,...
7 October 2024
To B Corp or not to B Corp?
We set up Chirpy Heat because we wanted to find answers to all the questions we had when we worked in housing and were trying to deliver affordable, reliable and low carbon heat networks for customers. We were determined to...
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