Energy Cities puts local heating and cooling plans on one map
Energy Cities has published an EU tracker for local heating and cooling plans. It is an interactive map that shows, country by country, how well each Member State is setting up the rules and support cities need to plan cleaner heating and cooling.
Link: https://energy-cities.eu/local-heating-and-cooling-plan/
Why it matters
The recast Energy Efficiency Directive includes Article 25.6, which requires Member States to make sure municipalities above 45,000 inhabitants prepare local heating and cooling plans. The deadline to transpose this part into national law was October 11, 2025. Progress across the EU is still uneven, and that gap matters because cities cannot plan properly without clear rules, guidance, and funding.
What the tracker shows
The tracker lets you compare national readiness through a few practical lenses:
- Overall assessment of the national framework
- Legal framework and how the obligation is being transposed
- Support framework, including guidance, funding, and enabling measures
- City case studies that show how local planning is being done in practice
Energy Cities says the tracker will be updated as countries move forward.
How this connects to Sewergy
Local heating and cooling plans depend on usable spatial inputs: demand, network options, constraints, and local renewable and waste heat sources. Wastewater heat is one of the few options that can be assessed in a concrete, location specific way early in planning.
Sewergy helps turn wastewater heat potential into something planners can actually work with, so it can sit alongside other options in a local plan and then move into real projects.
