Solihull Council is working with partners to develop an innovative and reliable new district Energy Network that will deliver heat and hot water into the taps, radiators, and heating systems of connected town centre buildings.
This Energy Network will provide low carbon heat and power (electricity) to a range of public and private sector customers within Solihull town centre, including Council owned buildings, education campuses and commercial offices.
Utilising low carbon solutions, including Air Source Heat Pumps, the energy will be generated at a centralised new Energy Centre, located next to Tudor Grange Leisure Centre Car Park, and distributed to individual buildings via a system of underground pipes and cables.
This ambitious scheme is will deliver significant carbon savings while helping to reduce fuel bills and future-proof business and consumer energy needs.
The project aims to deliver carbon savings in support of Solihull Council’s ambitious climate change commitments by reducing the borough’s greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the amount of renewable and low carbon energy used to heat and power buildings.
In Solihull 56% of our greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy we use in our buildings. This scheme will significantly reduce building energy emissions and pave the way for additional building connections in the town centre, helping Solihull in its drive towards Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2041.
Solihull Energy Ltd is a limited company set up and owned by Solihull Council. This independent energy services company (ESCo) will be responsible for managing individual contracts and customer agreements associated with the Town Centre Energy Network.
The company is overseen by a Board of Directors, made up of senior council officers, and reports to a Shareholder Panel comprised of elected councillors.
Commercial building operators in Solihull town centre can contact solihullenergy@solihull.gov.uk for more information.
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