US Department of Energy Revolving Loan Fund: analysis of potential applications supporting integrated community energy systems

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6271271

Bertram, K M

This study identifies and evaluates several potential applications for a US Department of Energy (DOE) Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to promote district heating and cooling (DHC) and grid-connected integrated community energy systems (GC-ICES). Project loans from the $10-million RLF now under consideration would tentatively have a maximum size of $300,000 and would be repayable over three to five years on a monthly ''mortgage payment'' basis at below-market interest rates. Monthly payments on outstanding loans would generate constant inflows of cash, which, under effective cash-management practices, could keep government costs of the RLF to a minimum. Public-sector and nonprofit organizations would be eligible to use the RLF. Also eligible would be private-sector firms developing projects in conjunction with public or nonprofit organizations, as well as corporate users of DHC systems and GC-ICES. On the basis of this research, it is concluded that several effective uses would be immediately available for the revolving loan fund, if and when it is implemented.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6271271
• Report Number(s): ANL/CNSV-TM-164; ON: DE86003163
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320601* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Conservation Services-- (1980-)
CAPITALIZED COST
COOLING
COST
DISTRICT COOLING
DISTRICT HEATING
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING
HEATING
ICES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS