Title :
Economic justification of small cogeneration systems for homes or small business: a case study
Author :
Avgerinos, J.A. ; Machias, A.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
The possibility of energy conservation through the application of cogeneration methods in homes or small businesses in Greece is explored. Two alternatives are compared. The first situation is where a hot water heater is used and electricity is bought from a utility to meet energy needs. The second alternative is the use of a cogenerator to produce hot water and electricity, with all excess electricity produced sold back to the electric company. For a small business and a home-owner the two alternatives are compared to see if it would make sense to use cogeneration
Keywords :
cogeneration; district heating; economics; electric heating; thermal power stations; Greece; cogeneration; district heating; economics; electric heating; electricity; energy conservation; thermal power stations; Analytical models; Cogeneration; Computer aided software engineering; Costs; Fuel economy; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Production; Resistance heating; Thermal loading;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1991. Proceedings., 6th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
LJubljana
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-655-1
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1991.162121
