AQW 1008/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 06/06/2022
Answered On Date: 23/06/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the efforts she is making to explore the installation of renewable energy-generating technology on (i) social housing; and (ii) associated land, with a view to reducing energy costs long-term.

Answer:

The Housing Executive is currently investigating a range of renewable energy options to provide more affordable energy services to tenants. These include ground source and air source heat pump systems, and geothermal energy production and heat storage.

In its role as the Home Energy Conservation Authority the Housing Executive has engaged with power network providers, the Utility Regulator and the Department for the Economy about how to best develop technical options suitable for both Housing Executive and privately owned homes.