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Title: Methodology for the evaluation of a 4000-home geothermal heat pump retrofit at Fort Polk, Louisiana

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/638195· OSTI ID:638195

The US Army and a private energy service company are developing a comprehensive energy efficiency project to upgrade the family housing at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The project includes converting the space conditioning systems of more than 4,000 housing units to geothermal (or ground-source) heat pumps (GHPs). This interim report describes the methodology of the evaluation associated with this project, including the field monitoring that has been conducted at the base.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
638195
Report Number(s):
ORNL/CON-462; ON: DE98058109; TRN: AHC29815%%27
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English