Three cities in Hauts-de-Seine, France come collectively for geothermal heating

The cities of Fontenay-aux-Roses, Sceaux, and Bourg-la-Reine in Hauts-de-Seine, France have created a brand new Native Public Firm (SPL) to collectively develop a geothermal heating community. The deliberate geothermal heating venture will probably be achieved beneath the brand new firm GéoSud92.

The statutory Basic Meeting of the brand new SPL was held within the presence of the mayors of the three cities and elected officers from Sipperec, the inter-municipal union for power and communication networks on the outskirts of Paris. Marie-Pierre Limoge was elected President and Julie Charitat was appointed Basic Director.

The subsequent step for GéoSud92 will probably be to launch geothermal drilling which is anticipated to start by the fourth quarter of 2025 on the Panorama sports activities complicated in Fontenay-aux-Roses. The warmth community will then be deployed  from 2026 beginning in Fontenay-aux-Rose, then in Sceaux in 2027, and at last in Bourg-la-Reine. The primary warmth provide is anticipated by 2027.

The venture is estimated to price almost EUR 63 million.

The long run geothermal heating community is anticipated to produce the equal of the demand of about 15,000 properties. The community will embody social housing, condominiums, and public and tertiary buildings. Their occupants can have entry to native and renewable power at decreased and managed long-term costs of round EUR 100/MWh. That is 10 to fifteen% cheaper than particular person gasoline heating.

“They may pay a subscription listed to funding prices and secure over time, which is able to signify between 60 and 75% of the full invoice, the remaining will cowl working prices ,” in line with an announcement by Sipperec. “The person linked to geothermal power will thus be much less impacted by the variability of power costs on the markets than a person heated with gasoline.”

Supply: L’Écho Île-de-France and Sipperec by way of LinkedIn