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The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014

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2.  The matters to be taken into account in estimating the costs of installation are the capital, installation, operation and maintenance costs of the meters, taking into account—

(a)the building type, age and number of individual private dwellings or non-domestic premises in the building;

(b)the number of storeys in the building;

(c)the geographical location of the building;

(d)in the case of a building not containing private dwellings, the type of use of the building;

(e)whether the costs could be reduced if another building supplied from the same district heat network is also to have meters installed in accordance with these regulations;

(f)any costs of access to private dwelling or non-domestic premises including legal costs;

(g)any costs of access to or isolation of pipework;

(h)any costs of repair to decoration or building fabric as a consequence of the installation;

(i)any costs of installation of temperature control devices;

(j)the cost of equipment and software to collect data from the meters to be used for billing;

(k)the cost of issuing bills and billing information; and

(l)the cost of re-calibrating the meters periodically to ensure accuracy of performance.

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