UK unveils 'smart ready' heat pump regulations, new utility flexibility rules

Heat pump manufacturers will need to meet 'smart ready' standards under new appliance regulations, including stricter rules on cybersecurity. Utilities will be obligated to ensure battery energy storage systems, heat pumps and electric vehicle smart charge points can work across different tariffs under tariff data framework. Smart functionality and stricter cybersecurity standards will be mandated for heat pumps sold in the United Kingdom under a new regulatory roadmap announced by the government's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). Energy Smart Appliances (ESA) regulations ...

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