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Sheffield heat network zone

Sheffield was one of the 28 places in the government's Heat Network Zoning Pilot, which tested how zones would be identified on the ground. In October 2024 it was also named as one of the first six places to develop a heat network zone, sharing £5.8m of funding. No heat network zone has been formally designated anywhere yet, because the zoning regulations are not in force.
Zoning pilot placeEarly zone announcedZone not yet designated

Where things stand in Sheffield

Zone status
Not designated No zone can be formally designated until the zoning regulations are in force.
Zoning regulations
Awaited Not yet laid before Parliament.
Council area
Sheffield
Likely zone coordinator
Sheffield City Council (expected, not confirmed: zone coordination bodies can only be formally set up once regulations are in force)
Zone opportunity report
Prepared by Witteveen+Bos and Nordic Energy for the zoning pilot. Read the reports on GOV.UK

Announced early zones

If you own or manage a building in Sheffield

Nothing is legally required of you yet. Once regulations are in force and a zone is designated, the zone developer can ask the coordination body to send connection notices to buildings in the categories the government has set out: new buildings that receive planning permission after the zone is designated; existing buildings with communal heating, both domestic and non-domestic; and existing non-domestic buildings with a wet heating system and average heat demand above 100 MWh a year.

The sensible thing to do now is to understand your annual heat demand, check whether your heating is a wet system and note any lease terms or planned plant replacement that could affect your position.

Will I have to connect?Work out your heat demand

Firms with public work in Sheffield

  • E.ON (heat networks)

    Unconfirmed

    Nottingham · London, Yorkshire & the Humber

    Energy company that builds and runs heat networks, including Citigen in the City of London and the Don Valley network in Sheffield.

  • Switch2 Energy

    Unconfirmed

    Shipley · Yorkshire & the Humber, West Midlands, North East, North West, London

    Metering, billing and operations specialist for heat networks, mainly serving social and private landlords.

    • Metering & billing
    • Ofgem authorisation
    • HNTAS
    • Design & engineering

Consultants covering Yorkshire & the Humber

  • AECOM

    Unconfirmed

    London · London, North West, Yorkshire & the Humber, South West, South East

    Global engineering consultancy that wrote several of the government's zoning pilot reports and co-developed the SWAN scheme in Westminster.

    • Zoning compliance & exemptions
    • Feasibility
    • Procurement support
    • Design & engineering

  • Fresh Heat Networks

    Unconfirmed

    Not stated on website · England-wide

    Specialist heat network consultancy covering metering and billing compliance, commissioning, troubleshooting and training.

    • Metering & billing
    • Design & engineering

  • Ramboll

    Unconfirmed

    London · London, South West, Yorkshire & the Humber

    Danish-rooted engineering consultancy that built the government's national zoning model and wrote three pilot zone reports.

    • Zoning compliance & exemptions
    • Feasibility
    • Design & engineering

  • Vital Energi

    Unconfirmed

    Blackburn · North West, Yorkshire & the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, London, South West, North East, East of England

    Designs, builds, funds and operates heat networks, including Leeds PIPES, and is a delivery partner in Plymouth and Westminster.

    • Feasibility
    • Design & engineering
    • Procurement support
    • Metering & billing