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Connection to the grid

Updated: 04.01.2019

Author: Karl Wikberg

Due to the nature of heat supply, the connection of a heat generation plant to a district heating grid coincides with the process of developing the plant and the grid. The procedure described below illustrates the process of plant construction.

Procedure

Process flow	Each district council in Denmark is responsible for preparing a plan for the district's heat supply (§ 3 Act 1211/2018). The municipal council approves projects for the establishment of new district heating systems or carrying out major changes to existing plants, in special cases the Ministry of Energy, Utility and Climate will handle the case (§ 4 Act 1211/2018).
Obligation to inform	Producers and suppliers of energy transported via district heating networks as well as consumers shall, upon request, provide the Minister of the Environment and any relevant district council with all information deemed necessary for planning the municipality's heat supply (§ 4 par. 3 Act 1211/2018).

Process flow

Each district council in Denmark is responsible for preparing a plan for the district's heat supply (§ 3 Act 1211/2018). The municipal council approves projects for the establishment of new district heating systems or carrying out major changes to existing plants, in special cases the Ministry of Energy, Utility and Climate will handle the case (§ 4 Act 1211/2018).

Obligation to inform

Producers and suppliers of energy transported via district heating networks as well as consumers shall, upon request, provide the Minister of the Environment and any relevant district council with all information deemed necessary for planning the municipality's heat supply (§ 4 par. 3 Act 1211/2018).