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Energy supply
Local authorities may also be responsible for acting as local utilities - distributing energy and sometimes also producing it as well. This function is usually, though not always, delegated to a municipally-owned company and is widespread in Northern and Central Europe. Many such utilities own district heating systems.
Major potential for substantial short-term greenhouse gas reductions lies in the extension of existing and creation of new district heating systems, the upgrading of old systems and their conversion into combined heat and power stations. Small municipalities in particular utilise biogas or biomass for their district heating. A large number of municipalities provide support for the use of renewable energies.
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