Assessment of the potential for district heating in four major eastern cities: Washington, D. C. , Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Boston

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6796238· OSTI ID:6796238

Bernow, S S; Rosen, R A

This study assesses the potential functional and economic advantages of district-heating systems for providing the heating, cooling, and hot-water energy needs of Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Boston. Thermal energy demand, demand coefficients, and costs of thermal energy using conventional systems are considered. Finally, the design of district-heating systems is discussed in terms of distribution networks, costs, and payback from fuel savings.

• Research Organization: Energy Systems Research Group, Inc., Albany, NY (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6796238
• Report Number(s): ANL/ICES-TM-11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
DISTRICT COOLING
EVALUATION
DISTRICT HEATING
URBAN AREAS
AIR CONDITIONING
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DEMAND FACTORS
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
FUELS
HOT WATER
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
PAYBACK PERIOD
PENNSYLVANIA
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WASHINGTON DC
CENTRAL REGION
COOLING
HEATING
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
USA
WATER
290800* - Energy Planning & Policy- Heat Utilization- (1980-)
320600 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- (1980-)