The municipal utilities are installing a district heating connection on Saalstraße

Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck will begin utility line construction on Monday, October 12, 2026, on Saalstraße. The project involves connecting the newly constructed Saaltor to the district heating system. The work is expected to be completed by mid-November. During this time, Saalstraße will be partially closed to traffic.

Stadtwerke Energie asks for your understanding regarding these restrictions.

An overview of all construction sites operated by Stadtwerke and the JenaWasser special-purpose association, including the respective contact persons, can be found at www.stadtwerke-jena-netze.de/baustellen

Background:

Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck is working to expand and densify its district heating network in Jena. Currently, approximately 34,000 of Jena’s roughly 60,000 households are supplied with district heating. They are thus already benefiting from a convenient, centralized heat supply. Looking ahead, the share of households in Jena supplied with district heating is set to rise from the current 56 percent to up to 75 percent. The streets and urban areas suitable for this were identified by the City of Jena as part of its municipal heat planning. As early as the end of 2022, Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck presented a plan for generating district heating for Jena from renewable energy sources by 2040.

As part of a transformation planning process funded through the Federal Program for Efficient Heating Networks (BEW), these concepts are currently being refined and translated into concrete measures and timelines. The results of the transformation planning are expected to be available and published by fall.

Further information and a digital map showing the areas designated for district heating connections can be found at www.stadtwerke-jena.de/fernwaermeausbau-jena

The charm of simple warmth: District heating from Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck

There are many advantages to district heating from Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck. The utility delivers ready-to-use heat directly to apartments, homes, or commercial buildings. District heating customers do not have to worry about their own heating and hot water systems, nor about fuel procurement and storage or chimney sweep appointments. Instead, a building connection station must be installed in the basement. District heating customers benefit from a reliable supply. Stadtwerke operates around the clock, maintains the pipeline network and generation equipment, and invests in a modern and sustainable infrastructure.