Energy & Retrofit
Our Energy & Retrofit group - the ECCAN Community Heat Steering Group - meet weekly to discuss opportunities in Edinburgh.
The group is currently working on a proposal to provide community-led heat networks in the city.
Opposite you will find links to the Minutes of meetings and a Position Paper outlining our ask to the Council regarding proposed community involvement in Heat Networks.
If you wish to join the Energy & Retrofit group please use the button below.
Minutes of Meetings
Meeting Minutes 18 Aug 2025
Papers
Position Paper August 2025
East Lothian Heat:
A Bold Vision for Community-Owned Clean Heat
This visionary proposal outlines how a not-for-profit, community-owned heat network could deliver clean, affordable heat across the county – starting in Musselburgh and eventually forming a regional ‘heat transmission highway’ linking East Lothian and Edinburgh. As other district heat networks across the central belt come online and are potentially able to connect with each other, this may become an even larger central belt-wide ‘super highway’.
The ECCAN Community Heat Steering group are fully aligned to this work in East Lothian, to deliver clean heat on a not-for-profit basis across Edinburgh.
