About Heat Network Compliance
Built by an Engineer Who Has Done the Work
Heat Network Compliance was not built by a software company that spotted a market opportunity. It was built by an engineer who has spent years working directly with heat networks — commissioning HIUs, setting up metering and billing systems, advising operators on performance, and helping the industry prepare for the regulation that is now in force.
The platform exists because I understood, from direct experience on site and in boardrooms, that the tools available to heat network operators were not fit for purpose. Law firms charge tens of thousands of pounds for compliance documentation. Consultancies take months. General-purpose AI tools cannot reliably interpret the specific regulatory requirements. And the operators who most need help — housing associations, small landlords, managing agents — are the ones least able to afford these options.
UKDEA Outstanding Collaboration Award 2025
Heat Network Compliance received the UK District Energy Association's Outstanding Collaboration Award 2025, recognising the work done with UKDEA in developing formal responses to Ofgem and DESNZ heat network consultations. This collaboration informed both the regulatory framework now in force and the compliance tools built around it.
From the Olympic Park to Ofgem
The founder's introduction to heat networks came at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, where he was responsible for setting up the metering and billing systems for the conversion of the athletes' village into permanent residential properties. That project — one of the largest and most complex heat network conversions in the UK — required getting every aspect of heat delivery, measurement, and consumer billing right from day one, across thousands of dwellings on a brand new district heating network.
From the Olympic Park, the work extended to numerous ESCOs and local authority heat networks across the country. Every network is different — different plant configurations, different building types, different consumer needs, different commercial structures — but the underlying challenges are remarkably consistent.
Shaping the Regulation
When Ofgem began consulting on the new regulatory framework for heat networks, the team worked with the UK District Energy Association (UKDEA) on their formal responses to the consultations. This gave a detailed understanding not just of what the final regulations say, but of how they evolved — what was proposed, what the industry pushed back on, what was changed, and what the underlying policy intent is behind each requirement.
Why This Matters Now
The Heat Networks (Market Framework) Regulations 2025 commenced on 27 January 2026. Ofgem is now the regulator. Registration opens in Spring 2026. Approximately 14,000 heat networks in Great Britain need to comply, and the vast majority of their operators have never been regulated before.
Heat Network Compliance gives those operators a realistic, affordable path to compliance — professional-grade documentation, proper commissioning tools, and transparent tariff calculation, all in one place.
The Platform
- Policy Document Generator (policy.heatnetworkcompliance.co.uk) — bespoke documentation covering all 29 Ofgem Authorisation Conditions (A1–C2), with paragraph-level regulatory citations.
- HIU Commissioning Tool (hiu.heatnetworkcompliance.co.uk) — mobile-first digital commissioning with CIBSE CP1 test procedures, VWART tracking, and HNTAS-compliant reporting.
- Tariff Calculator (tariff.heatnetworkcompliance.co.uk) — free tariff modelling covering fuel costs, plant efficiency, distribution losses, counterfactual comparison, and Ofgem fair pricing compliance.
The Company
Heat Network Compliance is operated by Sorted-IT (UK) Ltd (VAT Registration Number: 381672870), trading as heatnetworkcompliance.co.uk.