Online tool to simplify district heating expansion
The cooperative Elektra Baselland (EBL) has set up a new online service for property owners. They can use wärmecheck.ch to check whether it is possible to connect their property to an EBL district heating network. The aim is to expand district heating networks.
The cooperative Elektra Baselland(EBL) wants to accelerate the expansion of district heating with a new service, according to a press release. Wärmecheck.ch is a service that provides homeowners and companies with a quick answer to the question of whether their property can be connected to an EBL district heating network.
wärmecheck.ch can be operated intuitively via the browser and is fully interactive. According to the information, users can navigate to all addresses located in EBL’s heat supply areas on a digital map on their desktop or smartphone. This means that the relevant information from publicly accessible data is available for each property. Registration is not necessary.
If a connection is possible, wärmecheck.ch quickly and easily creates a non-binding model calculation or puts you in touch with an EBL contact person for personal clarification. If a connection is not possible at the time of the inquiry, interested parties are shown alternatives and given an overview of relevant information platforms.
The background to this measure is EBL’s goal of creating more district heating networks. As EBL writes, information on connecting to district heating or on alternative heating options must be easily accessible to interested parties.
The response to wärmecheck.ch should enable the energy supplier to respond specifically to demand from the population and businesses, to consolidate existing heating networks and to examine the development of further areas.