District heating/cogeneration application studies for the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Overall feasibility and economic viability for a district heating/new cogeneration system in Minneapolis-St. Paul
A study was undertaken to determine the feasibility of introducing a large-scale, hot water, district heating system for the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The analysis was based on modern-European hot-water district heating concepts in which cogeneration power plants supply the base-load thermal energy. Heat would be supplied from converted turbines of existing coal-fired plants in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Toward the end of the 20-year development period, one or two new cogeneration units would be required. Thus, the district heating system could use low-grade heat from either coal-fired or nuclear cogeneration power stations to replace the space heating fuels currently used - natural gas and distillate oil. It is concluded that the concept is technically feasible, it has great value for fuel conservation, and with appropriate financing the system is economically viable.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 5810058
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-6830-P2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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