Discover how community heating can benefit everyone - from your tenants to your employees.

1. The Top Economic Benefits
of Community Heating
From detailed customer metering through to employment
opportunities, the rapidly-growing community heating
industry offers economic benefits to everyone
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It’s never been so important to get the best
possible value from your energy payments...

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Energy bills are rising
almost five times
faster than incomes
It’s never been so important to get the best
possible value from your energy payments...
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Energy bills are rising
almost five times
faster than incomes
Millions of people in
the UK currently suffer
from fuel poverty
It’s never been so important to get the best
possible value from your energy payments...
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Community heating systems offer
an efficient and effective solution

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Community heating systems offer
an efficient and effective solution
They’re more environmentally-
friendly than individual
boiler-powered heating
systems

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Community heating systems offer
an efficient and effective solution
They’re more environmentally-
friendly than individual
boiler-powered heating
systems
They’re efficient, reprocessing
heat waste and delivering
energy with minimal wastage

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Community heating systems offer
an efficient and effective solution
They’re more environmentally-
friendly than individual
boiler-powered heating
systems
They’re efficient, reprocessing
heat waste and delivering
energy with minimal wastage
Can be deployed where the
only alternative would be
electrical heating

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Community heating systems offer
an efficient and effective solution
But above all, they deliver a whole
host of economic advantages

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Community heating systems offer
an efficient and effective solution
But above all, they deliver a whole
host of economic advantages
Financially, it’s win-win for everyone...

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Community heating
systems benefit...

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Consumers

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These efficient systems minimise
heat loss throughout the network,
delivering more warmth.
Consumers
Individual billing via modern meters, provides detailed
information about energy usage. Which means
consumers can make more informed decisions.

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They can also choose to pay as they go on
a property-by-property basis, thanks to
domestic energy meters.
Consumers

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Growing economies of scale also
have the potential to reduce
monthly bills for consumers.
Consumers

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Community heating can be deployed as a cost
effective solution where electrical heating is
the only alternative.
Consumers

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The Workforce

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The Department for Energy and Climate Change has
made £9 million available to councils throughout England
and Wales for developing district heating projects.
The Workforce

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The Scottish Government’s ambitious carbon
reduction targets are supported by startup loans
from the District Heating Loan Fund.
The Workforce

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The world’s first long-term financial support programme
for renewable heat incentives is open to anyone in the
UK, from private homeowners to housing associations.
The Workforce

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The Economy

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As fossil fuels decline, this fast-growing industry is
creating new jobs throughout the energy sector.
The Economy

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As fossil fuels decline, this fast-growing industry is
creating new jobs throughout the energy sector.
Where there’s a power plant, local employment
opportunities are huge.
The Economy

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As fossil fuels decline, this fast-growing industry is
creating new jobs throughout the energy sector.
Where there’s a power plant, local employment
opportunities are huge.
Their focus on energy efficiency and minimising
heat wastage is driving up building standards.
The Economy

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The Environment

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They are central to the EU’s Europe 2020
plan to slash energy consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions.
The Environment

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The EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive requires close
monitoring of community heating networks, targeting
heat loss and improving overall efficiency.
The Environment

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Community heating schemes can be
powered with biomass or waste materials
that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
The Environment

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• Community heating systems deliver many economic advantages.
• The Department for Energy and Climate Change has made £9
million available to councils throughout England and Wales,
when they develop district heating projects.
• With energy bills rising almost five times faster than incomes,
it’s never been so important to maximise the value of domestic
energy payments.
• Community heating schemes can be powered with biomass
or waste materials that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
Isn’t it time to take a closer look?
Takeaways:

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