London heat network users say price cap lack has cost them dearly

Thomas MagillBBC Investigations, LondonGetty ImagesAbout 500,000 homes nationally are connected to the UK's approximately 13,000 heat networksResidents connected to council-run heat networks say they are struggling to pay for heating because their spiralling costs are not covered by the energy price cap.Heat network schemes are meant to keep costs down by buying fuel in bulk. But because gas is purchased on a…