Solar project cost report for Telex Communications, Inc. Assembly Plant, Blue Earth, Minnesota

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5578815

Detailed cost information is reported for the solar space heating project at the Telex Assembly Plant in Blue Earth, Minnesota. The system utilizes 360 ITC, flat plate liquid collectors having a net aperture area of 10,700 square feet. The collectors are mounted in 10 rows on ground level and are located across a parking lot from the plant building. The system provides space heating to the entire building. Solar energy is stored in a 20,000 gallon steel water tank which is located above grade inside the plant. Electric heaters provide the auxiliary energy. The construction costs of this solar space heating system are presented. Category costs are listed for Telex, general contractor's materials, general contractor's labor, and subcontract costs. The subcontract costs include materials, labor, and overhead and profit for the insulation, controls, and electrical power subystems. The construction cost for this project was $374,170 not including general contractor overhead and profit and general and administrative costs. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Mueller Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5578815
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2033-79/60
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
BUILDINGS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
COST
DRAIN-DOWN SYSTEMS
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
GREAT LAKES REGION
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MINNESOTA
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RETROFITTING
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
TANKS
USA
WATER