Find out whether a heat network is coming to your street
A heat network delivers heat through underground pipes, so you need no boiler of your own; it suits dense neighbourhoods, and your municipality's heat zoning plan shows where networks will come.
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A heat network works like central heating on the scale of a neighbourhood. Underground pipes carry waste heat or green heat to homes, where a heat exchanger and a circulation pump deliver it to your radiators or underfloor heating and your hot tap water. You no longer need a boiler of your own or its yearly maintenance.
Not every home can connect. Densely built neighbourhoods have the best chances, and some homes will never be able to connect because of where they are. Cities and municipalities are drawing up a heat zoning plan (warmtezoneringsplan) that shows when and where heat networks will come, and where you will need your own heating. Maps of existing and planned networks are linked from the official page.
To be ready, insulate and move to low-temperature heating first; that also prepares the house for a heat pump. Owners of existing buildings can get a connection premium while the budget lasts; check the official page for the amount and conditions.
Details
| Impact | Not rated · The cited sources don't give a size for this saving, so we don't guess. How we rate impact |
|---|---|
| Estimated saving | Not quantified; the Flemish government lists no own boiler, no yearly boiler maintenance and less fossil fuel as advantages. (confidence: low) |
| Who acts | You (owner) |
| Needs landlord's agreement | No |
| Type | Existing service |
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Sources
- Warmtenet (in Dutch) · Vlaamse overheid (vlaanderen.be) (official source) · checked on
- Aansluitpremie warmtenet (in Dutch) · Vlaamse overheid (vlaanderen.be) (official source) · checked on