Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the capacity of the electricity distribution network to simultaneously run a heat pump, charge an electric vehicle and utilise household appliances in rural, off-grid areas.

Electricity Distribution Network Operators monitor their networks and engage with customers connecting domestic heat pumps and electric vehicle chargepoints, including those in rural, off-gas grid areas. This information is used to inform their network planning and to secure funding from the independent energy regulator, Ofgem, through the price control process to ensure their networks can accommodate the increased demand.