The future of heating in Pfaffenhofen
Pfaffenhofen has embarked on municipal heating planning for 2023. "The town wants to provide all citizens with comprehensive information on the topic right from the start," says Thomas Hirschberger, project manager in the administration. Further information events are being planned. Municipal heating planning plays an important role in creating sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions in the heating sector. It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality and at the same time ensure a reliable and cost-effective heat supply.
The project office Energielenker Projects GmbH is supporting the municipal administration in drawing up the municipal heat planning for Pfaffenhofen. Speaker Evamaria Zauner outlined the planning processes and gave a time frame for the individual project steps. Her colleague Manuel Matzen then went into the relevant legal framework from the Building Energy Act. The planning results will be available next year and will provide information on whether, for example, a connection to district heating is or will be possible at the place of residence. The amendment to the Building Energy Act does not provide for any changes to the regulations for existing oil and gas heating systems from 2024, which can continue to be operated and repaired as before. The new regulations will apply to oil or gas heating systems installed from 1 January 2024.
Municipal heating planning can support house and flat owners in their decision-making processes regarding their future form of heating.
After a round of questions and dialogue with the citizens, Andreas Heilmeier from Pfaffenhofen's municipal utilities presented the heating contracting project planned for 2024. The municipal utilities want to offer their customers a heating system for rent. This is particularly interesting for neighbourhoods where district heating cannot be offered.
The series of presentations was rounded off by Ute Berndt from VerbraucherService Bayern (in KDFB e.V.). Anyone interested can obtain free and independent advice on individual energy issues via verbraucherzentrale-energieberatung.de; https://verbraucherzentrale-energieberatung.de/.
All presentations are available for download at pfaffenhofen.de/waermeplanung; https://pfaffenhofen.de/artikel/waermeplanung/