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Heat Network Management in housing providers: past, present and future
Will Routh, Chirpy Heat As Chirpy Heat turns five, Director and Co-Founder Will Routh reflects on the journey of heat network management for housing providers, from managing communal boilers as part...
Regulation – What do the insights show?
Natalia Riga & Charlotte Button, Chirpy Heat In 2025 all communal heating will be regulated by Ofgem. This will mean that housing providers will be treated in the same way as energy...
The good, the bad and the ambiguous: does the latest Government response on full heat network regulation address the issues for housing providers? Maybe.
Full heat network regulation is coming in Spring 2025. The social housing sector is by far the largest operator of heat networks in the country: how this regulation is developed and rolled out will...
How procurement frameworks are helping housing to win the game of heat network whack-a-mole
Lucy Christie, Chirpy Heat Heat network management is hard – it is a combination of delivering long term improvement and compliance at the same time as managing multiple short term operational...
A housing friend or foe? What does the development of heat zones and the mandatory connection of homes across the country mean for asset management and development for the sector?
Rachael Mills & Nicholas Doyle, Chirpy Heat There is an active – and heated – debate going on in the sector around heat zones that will include the mandatory connection to heat networks, and...
Housing sector secures even more funding for homes – Time to reflect on its impacts and how even more housing providers can benefit
Maria Adcock, Chirpy Heat As another hugely successful round of HNES funding is announced for the housing sector, securing much needed funding for homes, Maria Adcock, Senior Consultant at Chirpy...
The regulation clock is ticking – how ready is the sector?
Charlotte Button, Chirpy Heat There are less than 450 days to go until the majority of housing providers become fully regulated energy suppliers. How ready are you? As we saw in the recent consumer...
Feedback from the front line – Chirpy Heat client survey 2023
Angel Tan, Chirpy Heat Listening to our clients and ensuring their voice is at the heart of our decision-making is very important to us and will always be. With full regulation on the horizon, we’ve...
A day in life of a Junior Heat Network Consultant
Natalia Riga, Chirpy Heat Six months ago, I embarked on a journey with Chirpy Heat, delving into the dynamic sector of heat networks. A sector entirely new to me at the time. In my quest to...
New Year Honour for Chirpy Heat Director and Co-Founder
Chirpy Heat is delighted to announce that Rachael Mills has been awarded an awarded an OBE in the King’s New Years Honours list for services to energy efficiency and diversity and inclusion. Rachael...