Sonneberg starts important heat planning: participate now!

Sonneberg starts important heat planning: participate now!

In Sonneberg, a lot is happening when it comes to future heat supply. The city recently received grants from Zug GmbH to advance municipal heat planning. The project, which started in June 2023 and will run by the end of 2025, is intended to ensure that the citizens receive affordable, climate -friendly and reliable heat supply. According to the city Sonneberg.de, the focus is on increasing the independence of oil and gas and instead use of regional, sustainable resources.

What does that mean specifically for the Sonnenberger? The advantages are diverse: more security and less dependence on fluctuating energy prices are at the top of the list. The heat planning also takes into account solutions for residential areas, commercial buildings, schools and daycare centers, whereby in addition to the urban actors, also supply companies and citizens.

survey of real estate owners

In order to develop realistic scenarios and sensible measures, a survey of all real estate owners in the urban area will start in the coming weeks. This survey is intended to provide central information on the current heat supply situation in the buildings. Information on existing heating systems, renovation stands and future modernization plans are collected. It is pointed out that participation is voluntary, anonymous and uncomplicated and only takes a few minutes. The city please all owners so that the results can flow into the fine municipal heat planning. The questionnaire is accessible online at enma-energie.de.

In connection with these efforts, the importance of municipal heat planning becomes increasingly clear. Fraunhofer caution emphasizes that the long-term success of such planning also depends on the integrated implementation. This is about linking municipal heat planning with the specific measures of the implementation planning on site. Cities like Wuppertal and Hagen are already carrying out their own heat planning to create the best possible foundations for concept development.

Together into the future

The cross -city cooperation shows that Sonneberg is not alone in his endeavor to supply sustainable heat supply. The exchange of experiences and methods should support the implementation of municipal heat planning and act as an integral planning tool. A special highlight are planned series of events that address municipalities and ultimately accelerate the implementation. The entire project is also funded as part of the national climate protection initiative, which has been supporting projects for reducing greenhouse gas emissions since 2008.

The measures of the city of Sonneberg are therefore an important building block to anchor climate protection on site and to create benefits for consumers, companies, municipalities and educational institutions. Citizens can look forward to a future -proof heat supply - there is really something!