More people in Leeds will soon enjoy affordable, reliable, and low carbon heat thanks to four new connections to the Leeds PIPES district heating network that have been confirmed by Leeds City Council today.
New plans for two major extensions to the award-winning network—which would enable dozens more buildings to connect—have also been published by the local authority and discussed by senior members.
The scheme has been supported by £5.4 million of government funding to date, and the council and its principal contractor Vital Energi were delighted to host Lord Callanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance), to visit the network on Thursday (3rd August) to learn more about how the flagship scheme is transforming the city.
The Minister visited several landmarks and connections on the network including the Recycling & Energy Recovery Facility (RERF), Cross Green Energy centre and St James’s Hospital—where he met members from the NHS Estates and Facilities team. Lord Callanan also visited Shakespeare Towers and met council tenants connected to the Heat Network.
By using heat and energy recovered from non-recyclable waste at the Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility (RERF) to provide warmth and hot water to buildings in the city, the Leeds PIPES district heating project is helping businesses and residents to move away from costly fossil-fuel powered heating systems.
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