Fifth Report - Heat resilience and sustainable cooling

Select Committee
Environmental Audit Committee HC 279 31 January 2024
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 22 items (19 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 22 of 22 classified)
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 9
Rejected 4
Clear

Recommendations

1 results
17 Acknowledged
Para 86
Incorporate future electricity demand for cooling purposes into all system operator scenario planning.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Future System Operator make specific provision for the likely future demand for electricity for cooling purposes in all its future scenario planning.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledged the recommendation, stating that DESNZ will continue to engage with the Electricity System Operator and Ofgem to explore appropriate updates to electricity demand forecasting, including for cooling purposes.
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