Economic Comparison of Heating Facilities: 75 Unit Apartment, Stewart-Lennox Area, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Technical Report · Wed Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7044665· OSTI ID:7044665

The apartment building would consist of about 75 units of about 900 square feet each. Also included would be an outdoor swimming pool and an enclosed activity wing of about 11,000 square feet. Though no deep geothermal wells have been drilled in the immediate area, opinions were obtained that 150/sup 0/F water would be present at 2500 feet and 80/sup 0/F water at about 1000 feet. Based on this information the comparative economics of using geothermal as a heat source versus conventional electrical heating was developed. The purpose of this comparison is to determine if there is economic incentive for the expenditure necessary to define and prove the extent of the geothermal resource. Four systems were compared, each would provide space heating, supply domestic hot water, and heat the swimming pool. A brief description of each of the systems is given. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Oregon Inst. of Tech., Klamath Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC79-79BP15325
• OSTI ID: 7044665
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-15325-T7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
151000* -- Geothermal Energy-- Direct Energy Utilization
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
GEOTHERMAL HEATING
GEOTHERMAL HEATING SYSTEMS
GEOTHERMAL SPACE HEATING
GEOTHERMAL WATER HEATING
Geothermal Legacy
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SPACE HEATING
SURFACE WATERS
SWIMMING POOLS