District heating and cooling feasibility study, Dunkirk, New York

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5949954

The objective of this project is to perform a preliminary investigation of the technical and economic feasibility of implementing a district heating and cooling (DHC) system in the City of Dunkirk, New York. The study was conducted by first defining a heating and cooling (HC) load service area. Then, questionnaires were sent to prospective DHC customers. After reviewing the owners responses, large consumers of energy were interviewed for more detail of their HC systems, including site visits, to determine possibilities of retrofitting their systems to district heating and cooling. Peak HC loads for the buildings were estimated by Burns and Roe's in-house computer programs. Based on the peak loads, certain customers were determined for suitability as anchor customers. Various options using cogeneration were investigated for possible HC sources. Equipment for HC sources and HC loads were sized and their associated costs estimated. Finally, economic analyses were performed. The conclusion is that it is technically and economically feasible to implement a district heating and cooling system in the City of Dunkirk. 14 figs., 15 tabs.

• Research Organization: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, NY (USA); Burns and Roe, Inc., Oradell, NJ (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: NYSERDA; New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5949954
• Report Number(s): NYSERDA-88-18; ON: TI91009893
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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