District heating – a convenient and environmentally friendly heating method
The benefits of district heating include ease of maintenance, affordability and environmental friendliness. Heating produced through cogeneration achieves fuel savings. The concentration of heat generation in power plants has also contributed to a substantial improvement in urban air quality.
District heating is suitable for the heating of buildings of all types and sizes, and both old and new buildings can be connected to it.
Helsingin Energia is the largest Finnish company engaged in the sale of district heating.
Connecting to the district heating network is profitable
The operational reliability of Helsinki’s district heating network is excellent. The heating network has been built in such a way that heat can be delivered to the customer using several separate routes, if needed. At present, the total length of the district heating network is 1,180 kilometres. Some 27 kilometres of new district heating network is being built annually. District heating is convenient. Once a building is connected to the district heating network, the heating equipment can last for years with minimal maintenance required.
We sell over 6,000 gigawatt hours of heat per year to some 13,000 customer facilities, the bulk of which are residential buildings. District heating covers approx. 93% of Helsinki’s heating energy requirement.
Also in economic terms, district heating is the best and safest option for the customer in Helsinki.
In the case of single-family dwellings, it is usually houses located close to the existing district heating network that are connected to the district heating network.
Fair and award-winning district heating
Helsingin Energia’s district heating operations have been developed in a purposeful and customer-oriented manner. In 2007, HelenDistrictHeat received Excellence Finland’s valued five-star Recognised for Excellence Award in the category of operational units of enterprises. This recognition was the direct result of the company’s persistent development of operational processes.
Helsingin Energia has also been awarded a Fair District Heating Quality Label. The Fair District Heating Quality Label has been designed to increase the transparency and openness of energy and district heating company operations.
Additional information:
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