| Document Type: | Report | | Report Type: | Final Report | | Authors: | Geschwind, David P.; Flucke, James M. | | Corporate Source: | Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Kansas City, MO | | Sponsor: | Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL | | Pagination: | 114p | | GTI Contract Number: | 3829 | | Project Manager: | Bautista, Paul J. | | Sector: | Power Generation |
| Summary | | This guidebook aims to provide a tool for municipal utilities to
evaluate the applicability of implementing onsite, or distributed generation
(DG) technologies. It focuses on DG technologies that use natural gas as their
primary fuel source, as gas-fired DG is considered to be more economical than
alternatives where gas is available and where the technologies are expected to
operate frequently or continuously. The study examines the characteristics of
the municipal electric systems and customers and analyzes how these
characteristics relate to DG. DG technologies that are currently available
and/or under development are discussed, with data sheets included in the
appendix. Two case studies examine DG as a part of an improved power purchase
and enhanced power reliability strategies. Along with the case studies, a
sample economic evaluation methodology is provided. The DG applications
considered include: meeting increasing peak demand without transmission and
distribution upgrades; serving new or remote customers on a system operating at
or near full capacity; improving power quality and reliability; developing new
business opportunities; and using DG as part of a wholesale power purchase
strategy to lower costs. |
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