Optimizing District Energy Operations through Information Management

摘要

Providing a reliable, economical supply of chilled water for a large community requires anrnaccurate understanding of the critical factors involved in production and distribution, includingrnelectricity charges, ice inventory, treatment chemicals, maintenance needs, weather trends andrncustomer load profiles. In Baltimore, a web-based, real-time information management systemrnhelps this district energy company keep costs as low as possible by determining when it shouldrnuse stored cooling capacity, run chillers or schedule equipment maintenance.