Current Status and Projected Trends in Industrial Cogeneration. Topical Report, March-December 1993

摘要

The report evaluates current and future trends in industrial cogeneration and factors that might affect future growth in the market. Historical data are used to describe the traditional role cogeneration has played in the industrial sector. More recent data are used to characterize the significant growth in this market since the implementation of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). Projections are made of the future growth in the market through 2010, accounting for recent trends toward all-source bidding for electric utility capacity requirements and the creation of Electric Wholesale Generators under the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The study concludes that, although the market will continue to grow in size over the next 20 years, the rate of growth will be significantly below that experienced in recent years.