Comparison of impacts of heating alternatives on minority employment for northern US cities. [Construction of energy facilities]

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5692025

Santini, D. J.; Hoover, L. J.; Stenehjem, E. J.

This paper examines minority employment effects that result from construction of alternative energy facilities designed to serve the same final heating demand. The comparison specifically focuses on heating services to the center cities of major northern US metropolitan areas. District heating by cogeneration is compared to coal gasification, liquefaction, and electrification. It is shown that significant differences in minority employment will result from differences in placement of capital stock. The district-heating system places a much higher proportion of its capital structure within the actual urban service area than do the three alternative technologies. In view of the concentration of minority populations in these urban areas, a substantially greater amount of minority employment will occur if the district-heating technology is implemented. The district-heating system also requires relatively lower occupational skills than do the two alternative technologies. Since minorities are more often in the low-skill occupational categories, the district-heating technology offers more employment opportunity for minorities. Other positive employment effects of the cogeneration alternative are also noted.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5692025
• Report Number(s): CONF-791009-17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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