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energetik’s community energy networks have been designed from the ground up to be better for the environment. It works like central heating for a whole community. There’s one shared heat source to supply lots of homes and businesses instead of each having an individual boiler. In this way the networks benefit from economies of scale, and we can monitor everything centrally to keep a close eye on emissions and performance.

The heat we supply will not only be better value than traditional technologies based on oil and gas, it will significantly improve local air quality. Our heat network produces less carbon emissions than other heating types and reduces nasty nitrous oxides (NOx). NOx is the dangerous gas that is affecting the health of many Londoners.

The carbon footprint for heating in homes connected to an energetik network will be reduced by over 90%*.

So you can feel good about being part of something that’s helping your local environment, while knowing you’ve got a safe, reliable and economic heat supply.

Businesses that connect will benefit from a reliable supply of low-carbon heat to the capacity they need. Businesses can reduce their carbon footprint for heating by up to 50%* helping them to meet present legislation, while also helping to improve the local environment.

*when connected to the Energy Recovery Facility in 2026


We’re part of something bigger

As your local energy company, energetik is part of something bigger: as one of more than fifty sustainability projects that are part of the ‘Enfield Climate Action Plan 2020’. Our community energy network represents just one of the innovative steps that Enfield council is taking to help improve the lives of residents, the local economy and the environment.

Carbon savings (CO2)

Homes connected to the Meridian Water heat network will produce over 90% less carbon dioxide emissions than if they had traditional gas boiler heating systems. This great saving will come from making use of low carbon heat produced at the Edmonton Eco-Park.

Meanwhile, homes at the Arnos Grove, New Avenue and Ponders End heat networks will create ~58% less carbon dioxide (CO2.) The carbon saving is less than at Meridian Water because the other networks will use quality assured gas-fired boilers and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) as their heat sources until they are connected to the main energy centre in 2026.

Businesses are saving carbon too. Although every business is different, and the amount of carbon saved depends on usage, we can say that, on average, businesses will currently be able to improve their carbon footprint for heating: by up to 50%. This factor is likely to increase further with the growth of our heat network and our transition to a very low carbon heat source across the entire network.

Nitrous Oxides (NOx)

Local air pollution from nitrous oxides (NOx) is a huge issue in London, with official government figures suggesting that 4,000 people die prematurely each year from air pollution across the capital [reference]. Our networks will play a major role in reducing NOx levels in Enfield.

By the time the 10,000 new homes are built at Meridian Water, the networks will remove 2.175 tonnes of NOx from the atmosphere each year. The saving comes from heating homes by connecting to our network instead of having individual gas boilers.

Find out more about Meridian Water: click here

The graph below shows how the amount of NOx we save increases as more homes connect to the community energy networks.

Graph showing nitrous oxide savings per year from homes connected to energetik