"Fjernvarme" (remote heat) is the name for district heating in Norway. It's a system where heat is produced centrally and distributed to buildings via a network of pipes, usually transported in the form of hot water. It represents one of the cheapest ways to heat your home, and it is indeed well-liked in Norway for many reasons.

There are many benefits of district heating:

• a stable, continuous source of heat
• the system producing the heat is outside the house
• establish an economy of scale from the city´s point of view
• improved sustainability

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