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Summary
A time of reckoning is coming for building owners in U.S. cities that have enacted performance standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
With compliance deadlines looming, many owners see their options as undesirable: expensive energy renovations or formidable non-compliance fines. But in many cities, an alternative solution is right there. District energy networks can pipe usable thermal energy directly into buildings for heating and cooling, enabling owners to avoid complications and risks of expensive HVAC retrofits and tenant disruption of costly renovations.
The simplicity of district energy makes it an increasingly attractive way for building owners to comply with new rules. A building needs few changes to link to a district energy system; it’s usually a straightforward piping interconnection. In contrast, electrification, another method commonly used to meet performance standards, can mean extensive and costly infrastructure investments and building upgrades that may impact tenants.
As cities enact greenhouse gas requirements, district energy has undergone a major renaissance, with two companies leading the way to decarbonize in cities.
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