Page 134 - Barrow Town Deal Board Agenda 14/4/2020

Concept 7

Overview Concept Strengths:

Feasibility and design works, community engagement, ▪ Good alignment with clean growth objectives and reduction of
installation and initial operation of an Urban Heat deprivation
Network which will capture heat from major employment
sites and recycle it to support local communities and ▪ Strong evidence of need presented
businesses.
▪ Affordable heat provision will deliver inclusive growth

Project Name Barrow Urban Heat Network
Concept Weaknesses:
Project Type Urban Regeneration & Land Use
▪ Demand for local businesses to use the Urban Heat Network is
not outlined
Total Cost & TIP Funding £5m (£2.5m requested from TIP /
Request 50% intervention rate) ▪ Scale of how many businesses and households could be
Capital assisted by the scheme is not identified
Location Barrow Town Centre ▪ Match funding not secured yet
▪ New area for Council but partners identified who may be able to
Direct outputs Carbon savings (t); reduction in support
energy costs (£)
▪ Dependencies include heat producers and their willingness for
Wider impacts Reduction in fuel poverty; reduction involvement
in cost of energy; reduction in air
pollution