Management of a heating network

A district heating network can be set up at the initiative of a local authority, often a municipality or inter-municipality, with the aim of ensuring centralized production and distribution, and therefore better control from all points of view [TBA 2 674] . In this way, the local authority contributes to the fight against greenhouse gas emissions across its territory. As soon as a local authority or group of local authorities (e.g. an urban community) exercises this responsibility, the district heating system set up qualifies as a public service. Given the way it operates, this public service has an industrial...