The Council is looking to develop a £27m low carbon district heat network for Oldham Town Centre.
The new heat network will use heat from renewable sources such as Air Source Heat Pumps. Exploring the potential to use heat, reclaimed from floodwater in disused coal mines beneath the Town Centre, this source could heat a range of Town Centre buildings, including the Old Library and new Performance Space, as well as other Council and residential sites.
The project is unique to Greater Manchester and aims to use Oldham’s industrial heritage to supply environmentally friendly heat to the Town Centre, for future generations.
The Town Centre heat network will also form the core of the £250m Oldham Heat Network Zone, as part of new designated national legislation, currently being prepared.
The Council is working with First Choice Homes, to explore the potential of linking the new heat network with the existing network at St Mary’s.
Map of Oldham Heat Network