Energy transition for Munich

SWM reached a first major energy transition milestone in electricity in 2015. It is producing more green electricity at its own plants than all households and the underground and tram systems in Munich require. Development is also continuing with the SWM Renewable Energies expansion campaign.

SWM has set out a district heating vision to achieve the energy transition in the heating market. By 2040, Munich is to become the first German city where district heating solely comes from regenerative energy sources, primarily geothermal energy.

The heating transition can only be implemented in stages for technical and financial reasons. For the foreseeable future, SWM will therefore still require its conventional plants, such as the north and south cogeneration plants, to continue securing Munich’s supply.

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