The municipality of Hjoerring’s perspective • 64,000 inhabitants • 11 district heating plants, all owned by the citizens as co-operatives. Organized through voluntary boards, elected at annual meetings. • 66% of the homes are connected to district heating.
Mayor Søren Smalbro "It would be great if all the municipality's district heating companies in the future would be connected by a common transmission grid. I expect in the future, with the development that is on the way, there will be far more industrial surplus heat than today. With the transmission grid, it will be possible to use the cheapest heat source as a supplier to the municipality's 11 district heating plants. Perhaps central heat storage should also be established, which will collect and store the fluctuating heat production throughout the year. The accumulated heat can be stored for use in the coldest winter months. Cheap heating based on locally produced green energy is an important part of the central infrastructure, which helps to create the foundation for a municipality to a strong development for both citizens and businesses."
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