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CHPQA guidance note 17: Uncertainty in metered inputs and outputs

Guidance on assigning uncertainties to metered values of energy inputs and outputs, and taking account of them in determining the power and heat efficiencies of a scheme.

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Guidance on assigning uncertainties to metered values of energy inputs and outputs, and taking account of them in determining the power and heat efficiencies of a combined heat and power scheme.

This guidance note also contains a general simplified method for determining the overall uncertainties in flow meters.

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Published 1 September 2021
Last updated 26 March 2026 + show all updates
  1. Updated 2026 to align with the CHPQA Portal now hosted on GOV.UK.

  2. First published.

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