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A new low-carbon heating system set to be trialled in Plymouth will have a "big impact" on the city, council leaders say.
Plymouth is one of 17 cities taking part in the government's Heat Network pilot project, looking at introducing district heating.
The city council said the system would deliver £350m of investment in green infrastructure over 20 years and create 400 jobs.
Councillor Tom Briars-Delve, cabinet member for the environment and climate change, added that the system would be a momentous milestone for the city.
It has been claimed the system would provide the cheapest low-carbon energy source by distributing naturally occurring waste heat as a by-product of certain processes, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
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