3 Communal Heating Systems - Evidence Session PDF 105 KB
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Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Committee:
a) Note the evidence presented.
b) Consider the evidence as part of its Communal Heating Systems Review Report.
Minutes:
3.1 Councillor Hilton addressed the meeting about her visit to Bunhill Heat and Power. The key points to note were:
§ Islington Council’s approach was to look at the borough’s heat-map and then plan its communal heating accordingly.
§ There were 720 council homes, 162 private homes and 2 leisure centres connected to the Bunhill Power centre.
§ Bunhill Power Centre is owned and managed by Islington Council, with a back-up generator system available if necessary.
§ Phrase 2 of the project will look to connect the heating system to other parts of the borough, and also try to utilise other power sources in the borough.
§ Unused electricity generated is sold back to the National Grid.
§ The price is set by the Council through a service charge; there is no individual metering of properties.
3.2 Councillor Hooks addressed the meeting about his visit to Pimlico District Housing Unit (PDHU). The key points to note were:
§ The PDHU has been in existence since the early 1950s and originally used waste heat from Battersea Power Station to supply housing. The system was upgraded in 2006 with a £6.9million boiler plant being added to the system, able to heat an additional 1,400 homes.
§ The system provides heating and hot water services to 3,256 homes, 50 commercial premises and three schools in the area.
§ The system is owned by Westminster Council and managed by CityWest Homes.
§ It is priced by a service charge; there is no individual metering of properties.
§ Those who manage the system work closely with a User Group to keep prices low and manageable.
§ They are able to store water overnight to manage the use of heat and power and on the rare occasions when there are problems with the system.
§ There is an approximate 7% loss of heat in the residential blocks.
§ Individuals are able to leave the heating system if they so wish; however no-one has requested to leave as yet.
3.3 Councillor De Ryk addressed the meeting about her visit to SELCHP. The key points to note were:
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3.4 In response to questions from the Committee, the following was noted: