Assessment of District Heating/Cooling Potential in Marquette, Michigan: Final Report

摘要

A study of District Heating and Cooling was started in April 1985, and completed in February 1987. The study was funded by grants from the Department of Energy and the Michigan Energy Administration. A group of 14 individuals involved in local energy concerns served on the Assessment Work Group that provided basic data, review of consultant analyses and overall assessment of DHC opportunities in Marquette. Numerous DHC benefits were identified. 21 different scenarios of DHC were identified with variables of: thermal source, fuels to be used, distribution media, end users to be served, and cogeneration potential. The assessment of technical feasibility in Section 5 concludes that there is a substantial thermal load that could be supplied by central thermal distribution facilities which could displace more than 500,000 MCF equivalent of natural gas. (ERA citation 12:022794)