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Due to Eneco’s large profit margin, the Overvecht-Noord natural gas-free project became too expensive
The cultural differences between the two parties are now coming to the fore. The documents show that Eneco wants to achieve a return of 7.5 percent on the Overvecht-Noord project.…
Nieuwegein is not joining forces with Eneco to make the district natural gas-free
Eneco is putting on the brakes because a new law is in the making, the Collective Heat Act. If this law is passed, heating companies will be owned by municipalities.…
Power grid too full: Utrecht schools, gymnasiums and cultural centers are not natural gas-free after all
The renovation projects involved: Schools:1. Ariane de Ranitz (Mythylschool – only the therapy pool)2. St. Dominic3. Thatched roof school4. The Little Aviator5. Kromme Rijn College (Rubenslaan)6. SBO St. Maarten7. De…
Brake on energy transition: Utrecht schools, gymnasiums and community centers are not natural gas-free after all
The renovation projects involved: Schools:1. Ariane de Ranitz (Mythylschool – only the therapy pool)2. St. Dominic3. Thatched roof school4. The Little Aviator5. Kromme Rijn College (Rubenslaan)6. SBO St. Maarten7. De…
Marriage Eneco and the municipality of Utrecht under high voltage, how will Utrecht become natural gas-free?
Last week, Eneco decided to announce that the project in Overvecht-Noord had been stopped, without consultation with the municipality. “We previously indicated in consultation with the municipality that the affordability…
Many delays now that Eneco is pulling the plug on ‘Overvecht natural gas-free’: the municipality will not reach 2030
“There are now only losers,” says resident and member of the core group ‘New energy for Vechtstroom’ Nick Mok. “There is apparently no manageable way for the municipality to get…
Overvecht-Noord is not gas-free after all, Eneco is pulling the plug on the heating network
Since 2021, Eneco has been investigating, together with the municipality of Utrecht, whether a heating network was an affordable, reliable and sustainable option to wean the district off gas. “Its…