Source · Select Committees · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Recommendation 16
16
Deferred
Continued delay on hydrogen's role in heating creates profound market uncertainty
Recommendation
Delaying a decision on the role of hydrogen for domestic heating until 2026 continues to create profound uncertainty. This means that consumers are delaying their switch to low carbon heating systems and Ofgem is unable to prepare to regulate our future energy networks as effectively 62 as it otherwise could. With hydrogen trials being cancelled and a weight of evidence in place, it makes sense to take a decision this year. (Conclusion, Paragraph 115)
Government Response Summary
The government will assess the latest evidence and consult later this year on the role of hydrogen in home heating, awaiting conclusions from an independent HSE safety review expected later this year.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
The government wants to provide strategic clarity on decarbonising home heating as soon as possible in order to best support our mission to make the UK a Clean Energy Superpower. To support this, the government is assessing the latest evidence and will consult later this year on the role of hydrogen in home heating. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is carrying out an independent review of the safety evidence on hydrogen heating produced by industry. The conclusions of HSE’s assessment are expected later this year.