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Heat networks attract infrastructure capital as zoning rules firm up

Long-dated, regulated-style returns are drawing pension and infrastructure investors into an unfamiliar asset class.

By Marcus Feld · 16 August 2026 · 4 min read

Zoning clarity has converted a fragmented municipal market into something institutional investors can underwrite.

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