THE DISTRICT HEATING PLAN – and why it differs from what you think. The need to change how we heat our homes has been put into overdrive with the in- vasion of Ukraine and the following energy and natural gas crisis. This urgent need to get rid of the expensive fossil fuels only adds to the long list of other reasons: climate change, energy poverty, and air pollution. But how should the energy planner in charge of the switch from individual boilers to collective district heating systems approach this enormous task? The most used approach is to make a plan. The plan is a document that outlines different technical, economic, and environmental benefits and consequences. In this article, I try to sketch out the role of this district heating plan and why it might be different than commonly understood.
By Nis Bertelsen, energy analyst, PhD
10 HOTCOOL SPECIAL COLLECTION no.2 / 2022
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