Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the neighbourhood trial, referred to in the impact assessment on the Hydrogen Heating Village Grid Conversion, published on 6 July 2022, to (1) commence, (2) conclude, and (3) report; and what measures they will use to evaluate its success.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The neighbourhood trial is SGN’s H100 Fife project in Levenmouth. SGN plans to deliver hydrogen to consumers in mid-2024 and conclude by 2027. SGN provides evidence and regular progress updates to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ofgem and the Health and Safety Executive. They also produce an annual report in accordance with conditions set by Ofgem, who part funds the project

H100’s evidence is already shaping plans for the village trial, including on costs and regulatory challenges. Alongside evidence from the village trial, H100 will inform the Government’s strategic decisions in 2026 on the role of hydrogen in decarbonising heat.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government why they are taking powers to impose a village trial of hydrogen heating before the completion of the neighbourhood trial and the publication of the analysis of the findings from that trial.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The neighbourhood trial will transport hydrogen through pipes laid parallel with the existing natural gas network. It is providing valuable evidence on costs, regulatory changes, risk management and consumer engagement. This work is informing the design and delivery of the village trial. The village trial is providing evidence on a greater number and diversity of consumers and building types, and on the process of converting the gas network. Evidence from both trials will inform Government’s 2026 strategic decisions on the role of hydrogen in heat decarbonisation.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what alternative heating solutions will be provided to consumers who do not want to participate (1) in the hydrogen heating neighbourhood trial, and (2) in the hydrogen heating village trial.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

In the neighbourhood trial, hydrogen will be transported through pipes laid parallel with the existing gas network, so consumers will be able to continue using natural gas if they do not wish to use hydrogen.

The gas networks have consulted local residents in potential village trial locations to develop their consumer offer. This includes alternatives for consumers who do not wish to or cannot connect to hydrogen, such as electric cookers and heating systems.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have approved consumer strategies and consumer communications developed by gas distribution network operators (1) as part of the neighbourhood trial, and (2) as part of the village trial.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The gas networks have overall responsibility for leading the delivery of the neighbourhood trial and the village trial. The Government engages with the gas networks on their consumer strategies but does not routinely approve consumer communications.

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