Phase II study to demonstrate a district heating and cooling system for communities through power plant retrofit and distribution network in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5342188

The United Illuminating Company conducted a study to determine the technical and economic feasibility of supplying district heating to customers in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Hot water at 290/sup 0/F would be produced in an existing power plant using steam extracted from an existing 400 MW turbine-generator. The hot water would be distributed in a piping network to customers, who would utilize the heat for space heating, domestic hot water production, and other process uses. The water would be returned to the power plant to be reheated. The study determined that the project would be technically feasible but not economically feasible because the proposed heating customers in Bridgeport have a low annual heating load factor of 20%. The price of district heat energy to the customers must be competitive with alternative fuels, which are primarily oil and gas. The competitive revenues from the sale of district heat were found to be insufficient to recover the capital investment cost of the pipeline and generating station equipment.

• Research Organization: United Illuminating Co., New Haven, CT (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-80CS24358
• OSTI ID: 5342188
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/24358-T2; ON: DE84006687
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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