wood heating and local heat network
chaufferie bois et réseau chaleur saint marcellin
This climate response measure was researched by the project team as part of the cc.alps project in 2009.
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The municipality installed a new local heat network based on renewable and local energy resources.
The municipality installed a new local heat network based on renewable and local energy resources.
Mitigation measure
- strategic
- technical
- Energy supply
- Forestry
local
valorisation of local wood
heat network
One of the objectives was to reduce the costs as the former heat network was depending completely on fuel. The fuel cost raise in 2000 was the trigger to start the operation. Moreover the municipality wished to valorise the local energy resources.
The heat network working since 2002 is linked to about 12 public buildings (the hospital, the tribunal, the school, the offices and activity centre of the community of municipalities (Communauté de communes), the culture and youth centre, 3 social residences comprising 186 appartments)
71% of the warm water and heating need supplied by the local wood heat network; 600 Tep/an of fuel (1 T of fuel = 1 tep = 11630 kwh = 3,5 T CO2 emission) economised; 503 T of fossil carbon avoided every year; economic fallout at about 39 636€ per year representing one to two full time jobs; reduction of expenses on heating for the tenants of the social appartments (estimated at 18%)
Other public bodies
Régie des énergies of the municipality appointed by the municipality to lead the project