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

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 conv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bernow, S S, Rosen, R A
Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Energy Systems Research Group, Inc., Albany, NY (USA) 1978
Subjects:
Fuels
32 Energy Conservation
Consumption
And Utilization
Water 290800* > Energy Planning & Policy > Heat Utilization > (1980-)
Massachusetts
Comparative Evaluations
District Heating
Heating
320600 > Energy Conservation
& Utilization > Municipalities & Community Systems > (1980-)
Economics
Pennsylvania
District Cooling
North Atlantic Region
Air Conditioning
Technology Assessment
Payback Period
Demand Factors
29 Energy Planning
Policy And Economy
Design
Washington Dc
Central Region
Oxygen Compounds
Usa
Evaluation
Hydrogen Compounds
North America
Hot Water
Urban Areas
Maryland
Cooling
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2172/6796238
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1182495/
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Summary: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.

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