The municipalities of Hohenbrunn and Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn have decided to set up a consortium (working group) for the heat transition in order to position themselves more strongly when switching to a sustainable heat supply and also to get a better hearing. The Hohenbrunn municipal council unanimously approved this project at its meeting on Thursday evening. “It’s about us being able to act together and network better,” said Mayor Stefan Straßmair (CSU). This cooperation is overseen by the Ebersberg-Munich energy agency, and the district of Munich has promised financial support.
The two municipalities now also want to promote this intermunicipal cooperation in the consortium in the neighboring municipalities in the south-east of the district of Munich and in the south-west of the district of Ebersberg. With the help of the cooperation, the expansion of existing heating networks, the construction of new routes and the development of further municipalities or municipal areas are to be discussed and the necessary expansion of heat generation is to be examined. As a precaution, Hohenbrunn is including 8,000 euros in the budget for 2023. The community’s environmental and climate protection committee should then regularly report on the activities of the working group.
Representatives of all factions assessed the founding of the consortium as a positive step. Manfred Haucke (Bürgerforum) emphasized that in the mostly difficult talks with Stadtwerke München (SWM), which is responsible for the expansion of geothermal energy in the city and district as a “monopolist”, it could possibly be an advantage if you were part of a group of municipalities appear stronger. However, slight criticism came from the Greens: “In the spring we submitted an application for the creation of a concept for heat supply, which was rejected by all other groups at the time,” complained Rolf Kersten. Nevertheless, his group also voted for the Arge Wärmewende.