Under the £4m ($6.52m) design and build contract, E.ON provided Inland Homes with a cost-effective, low-carbon solution.
The community, which includes 773 homes, an 80-bed care home, a medical center and four retail units, will feature low carbon heating and hot water systems to all properties.
Combined heat and power units and gas boilers housed in a central energy center will supply heat and hot water to the properties instead of standard gas boilers used in traditional developments.
CHP systems are typically installed on-site, supplying customers with locally-produced power with reduced carbon emissions, the company said.
E.ON anticipates that its energy solutions will benefit residents from lower heating costs, security of supply as well as a reduction in CO2 emissions.
E.ON head community energy Jeremy Bungey said that the company believes decentralized energy centers such as the one that will serve West Drayton are a vital tool in reducing the UK’s carbon emissions.
