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Heat Networks Delivery Models
This report, prepared by Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) for the Scottish Government, assesses the potential roles that a range of delivery models (alongside a number of complementary enabling structures / mechanisms) could play in helping to accelerate the pace and scale of heat network deployment.
Appendix B: Evaluation scores
| Attribute | Model Name & Attribute Scores | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM1 (Public sector ownership) | DM2 (Service concession) | DM3 (Third party ESCo) | DM4 (LA JVs) | DM5 (Comm. Co) | DM6 (Unbundled) | DM7 (Merchant) | DM8 (Centrally led) | DM9 (LA led, SG stake) | DM10 (RESCo) | DM11 (PPP) | DM12 (RAB) | |
| Ease of Deployment | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Potential for Private Investment | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Simplifies Delivery | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Contributes to Policy Objectives | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Skills & Capacity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Demand Risk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Transition to self-sustaining market | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Replicability | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Supports Expansion/ Interconnection | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Installation ahead of demand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL SCORE | 11 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 17 |
| Ranking of Model | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Evaluation Score | Score description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Potentially negative impact in relation to this attribute; fails to meet attribute at all. |
| 1 | Is neutral in relation to this attribute; neither benefit nor negative impact |
| 2 | Performs well against this attribute |
| 3 | Performs very well against this attribute. |
Contact
Email: heatnetworksupport@gov.scot