District heating in Hamburg: Energyadar shows new connection options

District heating in Hamburg: Energyadar shows new connection options

Status: 01.08.2024 4:18 p.m.

The decision whether to change your heating system to heat pump or district heating currently employs many Hamburg households. The new online service of the Hamburg Energiewerke, the Energieradar, now provides helpful information on the connection option to the district heating network.

The development of interest in district heating

In recent years, the demand for district heating in Hamburg has increased significantly. Managing Director Michael Prinz der Hamburger Energiewerke reports on quadrupling inquiries. This illustrates that district heating experiences a significant renaissance. The increase is due to various factors, in particular the heavily fluctuating gas prices and new legal requirements, such as the building energy law.

The importance of the energy adar

The Energieradar is an effective tool for Hamburg citizens who would like to find out about the possibility of a connection to the district heating network. It offers you the opportunity to quickly find out whether your place of residence is within a current or planned supply area. This information can be used to evaluate whether a connection is technological and economically sensible.

challenges in the probability of connection

A central point in this process is the probability of connection, which often becomes a problem. In many parts of the city, it may not be connected to the district heating network. Such concrete conditions prevent households from benefiting from environmentally friendly district heating.

The condition of the district heating networks in Hamburg

The Hamburg district heating supply extends over more than 900 kilometers and currently supplies over half a million households. Last year, 13,000 new residential units were connected to the network. These developments are not only progress for the city, but also enable the implementation of the heat transition.

benefits and investments

The financial profit of around 86 million euros last year also flows into important investments for the heat transition. This is a decisive contribution to climate protection and to reduce fossil fuels in the city. At the same time, the environmental authority's plans make it clear that many households will not be able to be connected to a heating network, which also reinforces the challenge of sustainable heat supply.

With the new Energieradar , the Hamburgers not only receive the necessary information about the connection options, but also contributes to promoting consciousness about the advantages of district heating. This could be a crucial step for a sustainable energy future in the city.

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- Nag