The financial needs and benefits of cooperative district heating
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District heating cooperatives can help to overcome some of the financial and social challenges of the
heat transition. However, Dutch small-scale cooperatives experience great difficulty with access to,
and costs of, capital, because financiers often perceive cooperatively owned systems as an investment with high risk. To scale up investments in cooperative district heating, trust of financiers in
cooperatives needs to increase, which can be achieved by providing financial support mechanisms,
such as public credit guarantees, lowering capital investment costs, and developing a track record of
successful cooperatives. To achieve this, there is a need for improved regulations on transparency of
costs and revenues in the district heating sector and pilot projects that can demonstrate success.
heat transition. However, Dutch small-scale cooperatives experience great difficulty with access to,
and costs of, capital, because financiers often perceive cooperatively owned systems as an investment with high risk. To scale up investments in cooperative district heating, trust of financiers in
cooperatives needs to increase, which can be achieved by providing financial support mechanisms,
such as public credit guarantees, lowering capital investment costs, and developing a track record of
successful cooperatives. To achieve this, there is a need for improved regulations on transparency of
costs and revenues in the district heating sector and pilot projects that can demonstrate success.
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TNO Identifier
946501
Publisher
TNO
Pages
1-5