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Moorhead District Heating. Phase II. Final Report.

DE81029689

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Sundberg, R. E.
Page Count	412
Abstract	The objective of the Moorhead district heating project is to develop a demonstration cogeneration hot water district heating system that would be owned and operated by the City of Moorhead. The district heating system planned for Moorhead would use coal and cogenerated heat from the Moorhead power plant to heat the water that would be distributed through underground pipes to customers for their space and domestic water heating needs, serving a substantial portion of the commercial and institutional loads as well as single and multiple family residences near the distribution lines. Phase II provides the information required for the City of Moorhead to make the decision to obtain financial commitment and build the district heating system. The technical feasibility effort considered the distribution network, retrofit of the power plant, and conversion of heating systems in customers' buildings to use hot water from the district heating system. The system would be developed over six years. The economic analysis consisted of a market assessment, development of business plans for construction and operation of the system assumption and rationale documented, and an analysis of the financial impact of alternative economic assumptions. Rate design methodology, institutional issues, development risk, and the proposal for implementation are discussed. Appendices present information on building conversions (Moorhead State University and Concordia College); heating alternatives for Moorhead State University; an environmental assessment; some district heating communications; and a comparison of alternative technologies to district heating in Moorhead. (ERA citation 06:033473)
Keywords	District heating Minnesota Business Coal Cogeneration Demonstration plants Design Dual-purpose power plants Economics Feasibility studies Financing Fuels Heat distribution systems Hot water Institutional factors Market Pipelines Planning Prices Program management Rate structure Retrofitting Soils Technology assessment ERDA/320603 ERDA/290800
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	97J - Heating & Cooling Systems
Corporate Authors	Minnesota Energy Agency, St. Paul.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198321
Contract Number	AC02-78CS20074

Moorhead District Heating. Phase II. Final Report.

Moorhead District Heating. Phase II. Final Report.
DE81029689

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Sundberg, R. E.
Page Count	412
Abstract	The objective of the Moorhead district heating project is to develop a demonstration cogeneration hot water district heating system that would be owned and operated by the City of Moorhead. The district heating system planned for Moorhead would use coal and cogenerated heat from the Moorhead power plant to heat the water that would be distributed through underground pipes to customers for their space and domestic water heating needs, serving a substantial portion of the commercial and institutional loads as well as single and multiple family residences near the distribution lines. Phase II provides the information required for the City of Moorhead to make the decision to obtain financial commitment and build the district heating system. The technical feasibility effort considered the distribution network, retrofit of the power plant, and conversion of heating systems in customers' buildings to use hot water from the district heating system. The system would be developed over six years. The economic analysis consisted of a market assessment, development of business plans for construction and operation of the system assumption and rationale documented, and an analysis of the financial impact of alternative economic assumptions. Rate design methodology, institutional issues, development risk, and the proposal for implementation are discussed. Appendices present information on building conversions (Moorhead State University and Concordia College); heating alternatives for Moorhead State University; an environmental assessment; some district heating communications; and a comparison of alternative technologies to district heating in Moorhead. (ERA citation 06:033473)
Keywords	District heating Minnesota Business Coal Cogeneration Demonstration plants Design Dual-purpose power plants Economics Feasibility studies Financing Fuels Heat distribution systems Hot water Institutional factors Market Pipelines Planning Prices Program management Rate structure Retrofitting Soils Technology assessment ERDA/320603 ERDA/290800
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	97J - Heating & Cooling Systems
Corporate Authors	Minnesota Energy Agency, St. Paul.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198321
Contract Number	AC02-78CS20074