District Heating and Cooling Feasiblity Study, Salt Lake City, Utah: Final report

Technical Report · Fri Sep 09 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6714228

The following is a general description of the Burns and Roe study of District Heating and Cooling Feasibility for Salt Lake City, Utah. The study assesses District Heating and Cooling (DHC) and develops a conceptual district system for Salt Lake city. In assessing District Heating and Cooling in Salt Lake City, the system conceived is evaluated to determine whether it is technically and economically viable. To determine technical viability, aspects such as implementation, pipe routing, and environmental restrictions are reviewed to foresee any technical problems that would arise as a result of DHC. To determine economic feasibility, the conceived system is priced to determine the capital cost to construct, and modeled in an economic analysis using anticipated operating and fuel costs to produce the required revenue necessary to run the system. Technical and Economic feasibility are predicated on many variables, including heating and cooling load, pipe routing, system implementation, and fuel costs. These variables have been investigated and demonstrate a substantial potential for DHC in Salt Lake City. Areas of consideration include the Downtown Area, Metropolitan Hall of Justice and surrounding area, and the Hotel District.

• Research Organization: Burns and Roe, Inc., Oradell, NJ (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-86CE26553
• OSTI ID: 6714228
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE/26553-T2; ON: DE89003051
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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