Neighbourhood heat Buurtwarmte

This project in Groningen will be one of the first in the Netherlands to replace the ‘traditional’ natural gas grid with a district heating network. It is one of the most advanced community-led district heating projects in the entire country. Since the national and local governments cannot force anyone to connect to the district heating network, the cooperative will have to foster the engagement and participation of the inhabitants. Preliminary financial calculations show that the project needs a participation rate of at least 70% of the community to be economically viable. The cooperative aims to organize local ownership of the collective heating system.