Geothermal-district-heating assessment model for decision making
A methodology developed to assess the economic feasibility of district heating for any community in the United States is described. The overall philosophy which has guided its development is the conviction that district heating must be examined on a site-by-site basis. To support this approach, a set of extensive, in-house supporting data bases has been created and useful external data bases with national coverage have been identified. These data bases provide information at a sufficient level of detail to permit a first-cut examination of the district heating potential of a community without requiring outside data collection (allowing a substantial cost and time savings). The results of this blind look at a community permit a rapid, yet adequate estimate of district heating potential, costs, and energy savings. The data utilized in the initial examination can be supplemented or replaced by more detailed information obtained from on-site data collection, if the first results are promising. The fact that the data and methodology are computerized allows many locations within the community, alternate heat sources, ownership options, pipe technologies, etc. to be examined in a short period of time. The structure of the District Heating Model (DHM) (the methodology in computerized form) is described followed by a discussion of the application of the model to Provo, UT.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 5347739
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-30442; CONF-820112-10; ON: DE82017275
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Semiannual meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Houston, TX, USA, 24 Jan 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING
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MARKETING RESEARCH
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ENERGY SYSTEMS
GEOTHERMAL HEATING
HEATING
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