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Art. 48 Energy Ordinance of the Canton of Grisons (BEV) - District Heating Network
Art. 48 BEV - District Heating Network · District Heating Network
**1. Contributions pursuant to Article 20 and Article 22 of the Act can be allocated for the new establishment or expansion of thermal networks (heat generation plant and thermal grid), provided that the distributed heat is used for the generation of space heating and domestic hot water in existing buildings.**
2. Thermal networks may be eligible for contributions if the heat generation plant provides a nominal output of at least 70 kW. For heat generation plants with a nominal output of up to 100 kW, 100 percent of the total heat demand for space heating and domestic hot water must be produced using renewable energy. For plants from 100 kW upwards, 90 percent of the total heat demand for space heating and domestic hot water must be produced with renewable energy. At least 75 percent of the heat quantity in the thermal grid must be produced using renewable energy. If the thermal network is supplied using waste heat from a waste incineration plant, at least 50 percent of the heat quantity must be produced with renewable energy to qualify for contributions.
3. The basis for calculating the heating capacity according to paragraph 2 is the heat absorption of existing buildings where the connection to the thermal grid replaces existing oil heating, natural gas heating, or electrical resistance heating.
4. Contributions can be granted for connections up to a nominal output of 70 kW to operating thermal grids according to paragraph 2 if they replace existing oil heating, natural gas heating, or electrical resistance heating and there is no expansion of the thermal network as defined in paragraph 1. In the case of bivalent systems, the combination with a renewable heating system is eligible for funding.
**4bis.** The funding contribution for connections to a thermal grid is based on a maximum installed nominal output of 50 W per m² of energy reference area.
5. Only installations that correspond to the state of the art are promoted. As a prerequisite for the allocation of funding contributions, proof of quality assurance may be required, and additional quality management may be demanded.