Income from gas was down considerably. Photo: Depositphotos.com |
MPs from the four coalition government
parties – VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie – plan to introduce draft legislation
which will remove the requirement that all new homes be connected to a gas
supply from the statute books.
Instead, new homes should be connected to
alternative sources of heating, such as geothermal systems or city heating
schemes using warmth generated by industry, the parties say.
The aim is to
speed up the switch to alternative sources of energy and reduce reliance on gas
from Groningen, in an effort to reduce the risk of earthquakes.
The MPs say
that new homes should only be connected to the gas grid if there are
‘heavyweight reasons’ for doing so, such as the cost to residents. City heating
schemes have come under fire in the past for being expensive.
The new coalition
wants to ensure that all six million homes in the Netherlands are cut off from
the gas supply by 2050.
The MPs hope the draft legislation would come into
effect in 2019.
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