Evaluating sites for industrial cogeneration in Chicago

Cogeneration is an industrial energy conservation technology that is suited to urban applications. Large, energy-intensive industries, as well as smaller manufacturing firms, commercial buildings, and institutional facilities with high energy demand that are located close to one another and to large firms may be suitable for cogeneration. Candidate sites in Chicago have been systematically screened and evaluated according to overall suitability for integrated industrial cogeneration systems. Primary energy use data for firms and facilities are incorporated into a multi-stage system that can be applied to any metropolitan area in the United States.