The construction of the Unterfeld energy center symbolically began on May 3rd with the ground-breaking ceremony. The energy center forms the core and at the same time the only above-ground part of the Circulago energy network. In the future, this will supply the districts of Altgass, Unterfeld, Schleifi, Gartenstadt and Herti in Zug and Baar with heating and cooling from Lake Zug.
The energy center is to be fully completed in autumn 2024, but the first properties will already be supplied from autumn 2023. The projected thermal energy would be enough for 1,500 standard single-family houses, project manager Benjamin Kälin is quoted as saying in a statement from the energy supplier WWZ .
The energy network also reduces the region’s dependency on the gas supply, the Mayor of Zug, Karl Kobelt, is quoted as saying in the statement. “The importance of the Circulago energy network for the city of Zug is immense.”