The SMIREC is a new district heating plant based on a massive geothermal drilling, which involves a 1.700 m deep well and provides 40 MWh of geothermal heat per year to the nearby cities. The whole plant belongs to the Plaine Commune Énergie, a huge project whose aim is to supply hot water to

The first engineering of the project began early 2011, in second half of 2011 the construction work started. The first company was connected to the grid in the first quarter of 2012. At this moment there are 9 company's connected to the grid. The grid operates with plain water, without additions