NEW RESOURCE: Community Ownership
A short booklet on various choices communities can make about who owns and operates a Thermal Energy Network
Includes a chart of local ownership models that involve different levels of participation from municipalities
Plus information about financing Thermal Energy Networks
There are many pathways to local ownership!
Ownership Chart and Financing Information
One of the best features of this new resource is a chart that lays out a range of local ownership models that communities can consider.
Each involves different levels of participation from a town, customers, heat producers who might want to contribute to the network, and private companies that can help to develop, design, finance, construct, operate, and/or maintain a system as needed.
The guide also describes several ways that communities often finance shared infrastructure that also apply to Thermal Energy Networks.
Please use this information as needed in your town, share with others, and let us know how it works for you. We look forward to working with you to create the resources you need.
Contact us at info@vctn.org. Thank you!