District Heating and Cooling in the United States Prospects and Issues (1985) / Chapter Skim
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5 Leadership, Strategy, and Institutional Arrangements
5 Leadership, Strategy, and Institutional Arrangements
Pages 76-80
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In Europe, independent staffs operate as entrepreneurial private enterprises, with public corporations either for shareholders or board. The European approach tailors the staff and corporate structure to match the competition, to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy, or both.
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These markets were identified in feasibility studies and were taken into consideration in developing project financing. Thus, the elements for a successful strategy were present: a source of thermal energy, 1,600 units of public housing with an old steam distribution system, a reliable source of low-cost municipal solid waste as a fuel, and the interest of municipal authorities in district heating and cooling.
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COORDINATED POLICY ACTION Because district heating and cooling projects can be used to address number of urban problems, there is the temptation to address all simultaneously. The opportunity to dispose of municipal solid wastes, restore local infrastructures, and improve streets and traffic patterns, however, complicates an already complex implementation.
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, and the community at large. A comprehensive energy plan will provide participants with a number of alternatives relating to energy resources, including for generation and distribution systems, design variables, equipment, capital resource development, and institutional arrangements.
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Federal policy discussions about urban revitalization and reindustrialization now offer opportunities to develop new district heating and cooling systems as a part of municipal water, sewer, and street repairs. Siting of industrial facilities can favorably affect district heating and cooling costs since the facilities' waste heat can be used as a fuel.
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