FOI Request 2006

Subject: Solar PVs, Battery Storage Systems, Heatpumps, Wind Turbines and Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment

Status: Complete

Date received: May 2024

Question Asked:

1. Number of incidences attributed to:

   a. Solar PV

   b. Battery Storage System

   c. Heatpump (Airsource)

   d. Heatpump (ground source)

   e. Wind turbine

   f. Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment

2. Number of injuries caused by the incidences in question 1

3. Number of deaths caused by the incidences in question 1

4. What was the cause of the incidences (based on IRS categories)?

   - Faulty Appliances and Leads

   - Misuse of Equipment or Appliances

   - Careless handling of fire or hot substances

   - Deliberate

   - Faulty fuel supplies

   - Placing articles too close to heat

   - Playing with fire

   - Other (please state)

5. Can the problems be pinpointed to:

   a. User error/lack of understanding of the item / system requirements (please explain)

   b. Installation error? (please explain)

           i. Electrical

          ii. Mechanical / fixing (note: we do need to find if there is an issue with electrical installers breaching roofing construction methods)

   c. Design error (please explain)

   d. Equipment failure (please explain)

   e. Lack of maintenance of the LCT system and wiring? (please explain)

6. Were the affiliated switchgear, and protective devices (e.g. MCB, Fuse, RCBO, RCD, etc), in the consumer unit/distribution board checked to be suitable and correctly sized for the installation, considering the potential increased current flows and bi-directional operation

7. What was the age of the installation?

Our Response:

Data Not Held.

We have reviewed our system and have looked at the main cause description for accidental dwelling fires over recent years and we are unable to locate any links to the fire types listed.

Outcome: Data Not Held

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO