District heating network in Lachen successfully expanded
Energie Ausserschwyz AG has completed the expansion of the district heating network in Lachen. With a length of over 26 kilometers, the network will supply around 40 customers with sustainable heat from the wood-fired power plant in Galgenen from autumn.
Energie Ausserschwyz AG has completed work on the core renewal and expansion of the district heating network in the center of Lachen. “We are very happy and proud to have reached this milestone,” said Philipp Züger, Head of District Heating Construction at Energie Ausserschwyz AG, in a press release issued by the company. The district heating network of Energie Ausserschwyz AG has currently reached an extension of over 26 kilometers.
From the fall, around 40 customers in Lachen will receive district heating from the wood-fired power plant in Galgenen. Energie Ausserschwyz has invested around CHF 15 million this year in the expansion of the network, which will be in place from 2021. Further areas in Lachen are to be connected in the coming year. Specifically, the press release mentions Neuheimerstrasse, Zürcherstrasse and Säntisweg. “Interested parties are welcome to contact us,” explains Züger. “We will then be happy to clarify when a connection is possible.”
Energie Ausserschwyz AG was founded in 2020 and its main shareholder is EW Höfe AG from Freienbach SZ. The company sells heat and electricity from a wood-fired combined heat and power plant and a biogas plant at the energy center in Galgenen.