Hospital to save $71,800/year burning trash

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:5225760

Hume, M

A waste-to-steam dual-fuel boiler system will save the Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania $71,800 a year in avoided natural gas, trash-hauling, and incinerating costs. In operation less than a year, the system currently generates 6.3% of hospital steam for an anticipated three-year payback. A waste-heat-recovery system, with a net cost of $360,000, will pay for itself in an estimated five years. The case-history report describes how the system fits into hospital operations. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 5225760
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Vol. 9:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
HOSPITALS
REFUSE-FUELED BOILERS
WASTE HEAT BOILERS
PAYBACK PERIOD
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
BOILERS
BUILDINGS
EFFICIENCY
MEDICAL CENTERS
320103* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- School
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& Other Public Buildings- (-1987)