Heating

Heating is an optional feature and is only available when seasons are enabled in game settings.

Background

District heating (also known as heat networks or teleheating) is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location through a system of insulated pipes for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating. The heat is often obtained from a cogeneration plant burning fossil fuels or biomass, but heat-only boiler stations, geothermal heating, heat pumps and central solar heating are also used, as well as heat waste from factories and nuclear power electricity generation.

District heating plants can provide higher efficiencies and better pollution control than localized boilers. According to some research, district heating with combined heat and power (CHPDH) is the cheapest method of cutting carbon emissions, and has one of the lowest carbon footprints of all fossil generation plants.

Gameplay

Heating is a demanded utility, similar to Electricity. Without heating, workers' health will deteriorate, causing them to flee the republic or die. Heating is distributed to structures by heating plants and heat exchangers. Heat is only a necessity for some buildings, like apartments, stores, fire stations, schools, etc.

Heat Generation

Heat is generated in Heat Plants. Currently both heating plants are coal fired. The Big Heating Plant, just called Heating Plant, has 7 heating pipe output connections that can hook up big or small heating pipes, and has one conveyor input. The Small Heat Plant has 4 heating pipe output connections that can only hook up small heating pipes, and also has one conveyor input.

Heat Distribution

Heat is distributed to buildings directly from the heating plant or can be transported in pipes to pumping stations or heat exchangers. Heat pipes have a maximum distance of 1000m. Buildings that demand heat store a small amount of hot water, so any intermittency in heating generation will not immediately affect buildings.

Notes

• The maximum temperature out of the heating plant is 90 degrees Celsius.
• Temperature above 20 degrees Celsius in buildings is good, everything below will impact health and happiness of citizens.
• The closer the building to the heat exchanger, the higher the temperature in a building.
• Heat pipes above ground lose more heat to the environment during transport compared to underground heating pipes. Downside of underground heating pipes: takes longer to build and more expensive.
• Keep the heating plant at about 700m away from the city edge you are not expanding to, because of pollution.

Buildings related to heat

Heating plant

Name	Cost	Workers	Production	Consumption	Pollution	Energy	Wattage	Storage	Structure		Notes
heating plant	See below	30	210 GJ Heat	8.4t Coal 0.60m3/day Water	26.5 tons/year	63 MWh	1064 kW	80t Coal 1050m3 Heat water tank	Access	1x road access 7x heating pipes
									L/U	3
Small heating plant	See below	7	42 GJ Heat	2.1t Coal 0.14m3/day Water	7 tons/year	12 MWh	213 kW	45t Coal 210m3 Heat water tank	Access	1x road access 4x heating pipes
									L/U	2
Incinerator - heating plant	See below	15	135GJ Heat	45t Mixed waste 0.30m3/day Water	38.20 tons/year	40 MWh	682 MWh	45t Mixed waste (Import) 39t Mixed waste (Export)	Access	3x footpath access 1x road access 3x factory connection	By burning Mixed waste, the Incinerator power plant produces warm water to distribute to the nearby city. Only available when Waste management is selected in game settings.
									L/U	3

Heating pumping station

Name	Cost	Workers	Production	Consumption	Pollution	Energy	Wattage	Storage	Structure		Notes
Heating pumping station	134 Workdays, 3.0t Concrete, 2.3t Gravel, 1.8t Asphalt, 4.6t Bricks, 1.5t Boards, 2.2t Steel, 0.33t Mechanical components	None			None	24 MWh	400 kW	300m3 Heat water tank	Access	1x road access 4x heating pipes
									L/U	None
Small heating Pumping Station	91 Workdays, 1.7t Concrete, 1.3t Gravel, 1.0t Asphalt, 3.4t Bricks, 1.1t Boards, 1.5t Steel, 0.22t Mechanical components	None			None	11 MWh	199 kW	100m3 Heat water tank	Access	1x road access 3x heating pipes
									L/U	None

Heat exchanger

Name	Cost	Workers	Production	Consumption	Pollution	Energy	Wattage	Storage	Structure		Notes
Heat exchanger	726 Workdays, 10t Concrete, 8.2t Gravel, 6.6t Asphalt, 34t Bricks, 11t Boards, 11t Steel, 1.5t Mechanical components	None			None	18 MWh	300 kW	300m3 Heat water tank	Access	1x road access 1x heating pipe
									L/U	None
Heat exchanger	726 Workdays, 10t Concrete, 8.2t Gravel, 6.6t Asphalt, 34t Bricks, 11t Boards, 11t Steel, 1.5t Mechanical components	None			None	18 MWh	300 kW	300m3 Heat water tank	Access	1x footpath access 1x heating pipe
									L/U	None
Small heat exchanger	340 Workdays, 6.9t Concrete, 5.3t Gravel, 4.2t Asphalt, 15t Bricks, 5.1t Boards, 4.7t Steel, 0.59t Mechanical components	None			None	6.0 MWh	99 kW	100m3 Heat water tank	Access	1x road access 1x heating pipe
									L/U	None
Small heat exchanger	340 Workdays, 6.9t Concrete, 5.3t Gravel, 4.2t Asphalt, 15t Bricks, 5.1t Boards, 4.7t Steel, 0.59t Mechanical components	None			None	6.0 MWh	99 kW	100m3 Heat water tank	Access	1x footpath access 1x heating pipe
									L/U	None

Heating pipe

Name	Cost	Throughput	Notes
Heating pipe small	Workdays, Steel, Mechanical components Usage depends on length and depth.	100m³
Heating pipe big	Workdays, Steel, Mechanical components Usage depends on length and depth.	300m³
Heating pipe underground small	Workdays, Concrete, Gravel, Steel, Boards, Mechanical components Usage depends on length and depth.	100m³
Heating pipe underground big	Workdays, Concrete, Gravel, Steel, Boards, Mechanical components Usage depends on length and depth.	300m³

Construction

Heating plant

Requirements
1949 Workdays 36t Asphalt 25t Bricks 8.5t Boards 58t Concrete 45t Gravel 2.2t Mechanical components 75t Steel

Small heating plant

Requirements
907 Workdays 11t Asphalt 32t Bricks 10t Boards 18t Concrete 14t Gravel 1.6t Mechanical components 20t Steel

Incinerator - heating plant

Requirements
1653 Workdays 29t Asphalt 47t Concrete 36t Gravel 2.8t Mechanical components 77t Steel

Gallery

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  Heat Pipes

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  Heat Pumping Station

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  Small Heat Pumping Station

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  Heat Exchanger

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  Small Heat Exchanger