District heating and cooling systems for communities through power plant retrofit and distribution network. Comparative energy analysis for the City of Piqua, Ohio
The City of Piqua, Ohio is currently considering the implementation of a community-scale District Heating System, based upon cogeneration and centered around the City's Municipal Power Plant and system located within the community. Results of a preliminary feasibility study indicate that the District Heating System as proposed would offer a substantial life-cycle economic benefit to the community as compared to maintaining the existing inventory of conventional energy supply systems and schemes. However, the issue at hand concerns the appropriate consideration of equivalent alternatives to District Heating. The investigation detailed within this report is constructed to evaluate appropriate alternatives, singly and in combination, in order to determine whether or not comparable results can be achieved for the City of Piqua with measures other than district heating. A comprehensive list of alternate energy options is compiled and screened for community application, and pertinent options are assessed to determine their respective technical and economic feasibilities. A composite Alternate Energy Program is constructed for the City of Piqua and compared through a cost/benefit methodology to the proposed District Heating Plan. The comparison concludes that, if the decision to implement a community energy program must be made on an exclusive choice basis, District Heating is the most cost- and energy-beneficial options for the City. Major conclusions from the comparison are discussed in detail and a number of recommendations are made regarding the co-implementation of District Heating and elements of the Alternate Energy Program.
- Research Organization:
- Resource Development Associates, Inc., Dayton, OH (USA); Resource Development Associates, Inc., Atlanta, GA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-78CS20441
- OSTI ID:
- 6790148
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CS/20441-3-Analysis; ON: DE84014533
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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