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Title: Selected cost considerations for geothermal district heating in existing single-family residential areas

Abstract

In the past, district heating (geothermal or conventionally fueled) has not been widely applied to the single-family residential sector. Low-heat load density is the commonly cited reason for this. Although it`s true that load density in these areas is much lower than for downtown business districts, other frequently overlooked factors may compensate for load density. In particular, costs for distribution system installation can be substantially lower in some residential areas due to a variety of factors. This reduced development cost may partially compensate for the reduced revenue resulting from low-load density. This report examines cost associated with the overall design of the system (direct or indirect system design), distribution piping installation, and customer branch lines. It concludes with a comparison of the costs for system development and the revenue from an example residential area.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oregon Inst. of Tech., Klamath Falls, OR (United States). Geo-Heat Center
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
270672
Report Number(s):
DOE/ID/13040-T33
ON: DE96006248; TRN: AHC29617%%4
DOE Contract Number:  
FG07-90ID13040
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; GEOTHERMAL DISTRICT HEATING; COST ESTIMATION; RESIDENTIAL SECTOR; LOAD ANALYSIS; CENTRAL HEATING PLANTS; PIPELINES; THERMAL INSULATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; Geothermal Legacy

Citation Formats

Rafferty, K. Selected cost considerations for geothermal district heating in existing single-family residential areas. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/270672.
Rafferty, K. Selected cost considerations for geothermal district heating in existing single-family residential areas. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/270672
Rafferty, K. 1996. "Selected cost considerations for geothermal district heating in existing single-family residential areas". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/270672. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/270672.
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title = {Selected cost considerations for geothermal district heating in existing single-family residential areas},
author = {Rafferty, K},
abstractNote = {In the past, district heating (geothermal or conventionally fueled) has not been widely applied to the single-family residential sector. Low-heat load density is the commonly cited reason for this. Although it`s true that load density in these areas is much lower than for downtown business districts, other frequently overlooked factors may compensate for load density. In particular, costs for distribution system installation can be substantially lower in some residential areas due to a variety of factors. This reduced development cost may partially compensate for the reduced revenue resulting from low-load density. This report examines cost associated with the overall design of the system (direct or indirect system design), distribution piping installation, and customer branch lines. It concludes with a comparison of the costs for system development and the revenue from an example residential area.},
doi = {10.2172/270672},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
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