Gas Powercel National Market Report: Characterization of the Onsite Fuel Cell Market. Topical Report

摘要

The economic assumptions used for this national study are premised upon a regulated gas distribution company owning and operating a fuel cell power plant. The study examines the national market for onsite fuel cells by defining the U.S. commercial sector market, examining the entire spectrum of commercial buildings, quantifying the economic opportunities of the fuel cell plants, and analyzing the additional gas sales and utility revenues. The commercial buildings market is analyzed using a number of industry sources and a national model which identifies market segments having the largest potential. In this model information ranging from statistics on weather and energy conservation to building characteristics for 40,000 structures is used. The model provides estimates of the potential market size by segment, region, and economics.