Extended interpretation of municipal heat planning

The public display of the draft of the municipal heating plan has been extended. It has been published on the online participation platform mitmachen.jena.de(link is external). Citizens can view the plans there and submit their own comments until 09.03.2025. After the deadline, the draft can still be viewed at jena.de/waermeplanung. The public consultation actually ended last Sunday. However, it was extended due to the high level of public interest.

About municipal heat planning

Municipal heating planning is dedicated to the question of how buildings in Jena can be heated in the future if fossil fuels such as oil or gas are no longer used. The aim is to analyze current and future heating requirements and ensure a climate-neutral supply.

For this purpose, the city was divided into more than 62 heat supply areas and classified according to certain criteria in order to be able to estimate future supply costs and implementation risks for specific districts and to ensure the best possible heat supply throughout the city. Among other things, the building density, the district heating connection and the energy requirements of local commercial units were taken into account. The planned suitability areas include

• Heating networks: In the densely built-up urban areas with apartment buildings, connection to the district heating network or the construction of a local heating network is planned.
• Decentralized supply: In less densely built-up areas, the focus is on a decentralized heat supply as an individual house solution, for example using a heat pump.
• Test areas: For some areas, it has not yet been possible to make a final decision on the best supply solution. The options will be examined further in the course of updating the municipal heating planning.

The results of the heat planning are not legally binding, but represent an important information basis for informing stakeholders in the heat transition and the population about the envisaged future of heat supply at an early stage. However, there is no entitlement or obligation to a specific supply.