Electrical and Natural Gas Rates for Cooling in Major Army Installations

Abstract

The U.S. armed services and related supporting structures buy a significant amount of electrical power from the private sector during any given month. More than a third of the total electrical utility cost can typically be attributed to operation of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment. Natural gas cooling systems offer savings in cooling cost by reducing on-peak electrical demand and, at certain sites, by reducing the cost of energy by using natural gas instead of electricity. This study compiled a current snapshot of electric and natural gas rates at FORSCOM and TRADOC installations for calendar year 1999. The gathered information is intended to provide data required for a lifecycle cost analysis of natural gas cooling or electric/natural gas hybrid cooling systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA382337

Entities

People

  • Carl A. Feickert
  • Chang W. Sohn

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Electric Power
  • Electricity
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Management
  • Energy Systems
  • Engineering
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Load Monitoring
  • Natural Gas
  • Transportation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.