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Jaap Burger @burger_jaap@mastodon.social

New report out by my @RegulatoryAssistanceProject colleagues @semoxenaar @richardlowes @janrosenow on district heating: 5 principles that support policy makers and regulators in making district heating clean, efficient, and smart.

https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/warming-up-to-it-principles-clean-efficient-smart-district-heating/
#DistrictHeating #HeatTransition #Flexibility

Report cover: Warming up to it: Principles for clean, efficient and smart district heating. Cover image shows a city landscape with a heat network underground

Put efficiency first in the production, distribution and consumption of heat; this vastly reduces the size of the decarbonisation challenge while lowering costs at the same time.
Use local heat planning to enhance alignment between developments in heat supply, distribution and demand, including, where relevant, the phase-out of gas grids.
Give value to unavoidable waste heat. Harness the huge potential of available and unavoidable waste heat through local heat planning and incentive setting, to replace fossil fuels and save consumers money.
Ensure end-user protection and enable viable business models. End-users should be shielded from potential monopolistic behaviour by district heating operators. A balance needs to be struck between ensuring the economic viability of business models (to attract the necessary investments for decarbonisation and modernisation of district heating systems), affordability of heat, and quality of service.
Reward energy system integration. Through coupling with the electricity sector, district heating can provide much needed flexibility and storage. This potential needs to be recognised and incentivised.

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