Urdorf municipal council approves framework for energy network
The Urdorf municipal council has approved the framework conditions for the Energie 360° energy network. The aim is to switch from fossil fuels to CO2-free energy sources. The first properties could be connected in 2026.
Energie 360° is planning an energy network in Urdorf based on CO2-free energy sources. The municipal council decided on the framework conditions for the implementation at its meeting on 26 February, as detailed in a press release. The energy network includes the suitability areas of Zentrum and Oberurdorf, as identified in the municipal energy plan. This is intended to support the desired transformation from fossil fuels to climate-friendly energy sources for heat production and thus the “net zero 2050” target.
The planned plant will produce heat using sustainable energy sources such as burning wood chips, thereby reducing the environmental impact by around 4,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The existing natural gas network is to be replaced in the medium term on the basis of Energie 360°’s transformation strategy. The first connections are planned for autumn 2026, according to the press release.
The municipality of Urdorf’s involvement in the realisation of the planned district heating network is limited to the granting of a long-term building lease on part of the municipality’s own “Lätten” property for the construction of the necessary energy centre with an energy storage facility and permission to use public land. The realisation, financing and operation will be carried out entirely by Energie 360°, the statement continues. The municipality bears no entrepreneurial risk.
Any realisation of the energy centre on the municipality’s own land will be based on a building lease to be granted to Energie 360°. The municipal council has approved this contract for an initial term of 50 years in accordance with the authority regulations of the municipal ordinance and cantonal requirements.