Plymouth's 5GDHC heating and cooling grid aims to impact the city by using local resources in a smart and productive way.

By using a low temperature system that operates with heat pumps at the building level, Plymouth's grid provides heating and cooling to the city. To increase self-sufficiency, the grid is also connected to solar panels on building roofs to optimise space and supply renewable electricity during certain periods of the year to run the heat pumps.

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