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Heat Networks (Scotland) Act 2021

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92Heat network supply targets

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(1)The Scottish Ministers must ensure that the combined supply of thermal energy by heat networks in Scotland reaches—

(a)2.6 terawatt hours of output by 2027,

(b)6 terawatt hours of output by 2030.

(2)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify subsection (1) so as to—

(a)specify an additional target relating to the combined supply of thermal energy by heat networks in Scotland,

(b)modify any target for the time being specified there.

(3)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision about targets specified or modified under subsection (2).

(4)Regulations under subsection (3) may in particular make provision about—

(a)the matters to be taken into account by the Scottish Ministers in specifying or modifying targets,

(b)the criteria to be applied in specifying or modifying targets,

(c)carrying out reviews of targets.

(5)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify subsection (1) so as to specify an additional target relating to the output from the combined supply of thermal energy by heat networks in Scotland to be reached by 2035.

(6)The Scottish Ministers must, by no later than 1 October 2023, lay a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (5) before the Scottish Parliament.

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