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Title: Cogeneration feasibility study for City of Los Angeles, civic center municipal buildings: City Hall, City Hall East, City Hall South, Parker Center. Consultant report

Abstract

An evaluation of the feasibility of installing a cogeneration system in the City of Los Angeles Civic Center Municipal Building is made. Two systems are evaluated: one or two 800-kilowatt combustion turbine-generator units with exhaust heat recovery for steam generation. A net present value economic analysis shows more favorable economics for the single 800-kilowatt unit. Economic feasibility was tested under six different projected fuel supply and economic scenarios. This system would cost $665,000 to install and would supply all of the project's heating and cooling energy needs. It should be emphasized that the nature and size of the heat load presently limits cogeneration electric output to less than 25% of the City Hall complex requirements. The project area comprises 2,265,000 square feet of office space. It is recommended that the City explore the possibility of providing cogenerated steam to agencies other than the City at locations neighboring the City Hall complex. Such an arrangement would provide an opportunity for producing considerably more cogenerated electricity than is possible with the II steam load of the City Hall complex alone. Information on permits and permit requirements, ownership and financing alternatives, and project time requirements are presented.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Angeles City Bureau of Engineering, CA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6630067
Report Number(s):
P-500-80-037
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; COGENERATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; BOILERS; CALIFORNIA; COST; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY DEMAND; EVALUATION; FINANCING; FUEL OILS; GAS TURBINES; HEATING LOAD; LOS ANGELES; NATURAL GAS; OWNERSHIP; PERMITS; POWER GENERATION; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; STEAM GENERATION; STEAM TURBINES; URBAN AREAS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES; BUILDINGS; DEMAND; DEUS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; LIQUID FUELS; MACHINERY; NORTH AMERICA; OILS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; POWER; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY; USA; WESTERN REGION; 320603* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Public Utilities- (1980-); 290800 - Energy Planning & Policy- Heat Utilization- (1980-)

Citation Formats

. Cogeneration feasibility study for City of Los Angeles, civic center municipal buildings: City Hall, City Hall East, City Hall South, Parker Center. Consultant report. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
. Cogeneration feasibility study for City of Los Angeles, civic center municipal buildings: City Hall, City Hall East, City Hall South, Parker Center. Consultant report. United States.
. 1980. "Cogeneration feasibility study for City of Los Angeles, civic center municipal buildings: City Hall, City Hall East, City Hall South, Parker Center. Consultant report". United States.
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abstractNote = {An evaluation of the feasibility of installing a cogeneration system in the City of Los Angeles Civic Center Municipal Building is made. Two systems are evaluated: one or two 800-kilowatt combustion turbine-generator units with exhaust heat recovery for steam generation. A net present value economic analysis shows more favorable economics for the single 800-kilowatt unit. Economic feasibility was tested under six different projected fuel supply and economic scenarios. This system would cost $665,000 to install and would supply all of the project's heating and cooling energy needs. It should be emphasized that the nature and size of the heat load presently limits cogeneration electric output to less than 25% of the City Hall complex requirements. The project area comprises 2,265,000 square feet of office space. It is recommended that the City explore the possibility of providing cogenerated steam to agencies other than the City at locations neighboring the City Hall complex. Such an arrangement would provide an opportunity for producing considerably more cogenerated electricity than is possible with the II steam load of the City Hall complex alone. Information on permits and permit requirements, ownership and financing alternatives, and project time requirements are presented.},
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year = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
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