According to the approach presented in section 3.2.1.ii above, ‘an AI system intended to be used in the management and operation of supply of heating’ refers to an AI system intended to be used in an asset, a facility, equipment, a network, or a system or a part of an asset, a facility, equipment, a network or a system which is necessary for the provision of the essential services established in point (b) of Article 2(1) CER Delegated Regulation. This includes the provision of district heating or district cooling (operators of district heating or district cooling).
An AI system used in the management and operation of supply of heating should be considered high risk if it is intended to be used by an entity providing district heating or district cooling that has been identified by a Member State as a critical entity under the CER Directive.
a) Practical examples of AI systems outside the high-risk use case of the supply of heating
AI used in autonomously moving robots that perform regular, predefined patrols and checkpoints in heating (power) plants. Such an AI system can only be used for detection purposes. It is not capable of taking preventive measures, actively intervening in operations, rectifying malfunctions, or averting dangers. It therefore lacks a safety function.