Greening Existing Neighborhoods: A District Energy Policy Primer
This report highlights the benefits of and challenges to implementing low-carbon district energy systems.
by Preservation Green Lab
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In The Role of District Energy in Greening Existing Neighborhoods, Preservation Green Lab highlights the benefits of district energy systems and examines barriers and challenges to district energy implementation. The report provides a brief history and technical overview of district energy systems before discussing benefits of and catalysts for district energy implementation, drawing on case study examples. The paper concludes that municipalities play vital roles in making the significant economic, environmental and energy performance benefits of district energy available to communities and offers a basic policy roadmap for district energy development that emphasizes adaptability and energy planning.