The Energy Mix
Summary
Denmark’s power sector decarbonization shows how municipal policies drive district heating—an insight Canada could apply to widen adoption of the efficient, low-carbon heating systems.
“Many will dispute the economic feasibility of district energy in Canada, despite the country having one of the most urbanized populations globally,” said Tonja Leach, executive director of QUEST Canada, a charity supporting community net-zero goals. District heating systems may come with high upfront costs, often paid off over decades, but the same is true for water, sewers, and highways.
Canada’s population distribution differs from Denmark’s, but bigger cities could still adopt district energy more widely, said Sonja Wilson, a mechanical engineer and principal at Reshape Infrastructure Strategies. “We could be relying on district energy a lot more than we currently are to provide heating, and then also to provide a platform for building heat decarbonization.”
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