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WHAT PRICE, REJECT HEAT? 1
Author(s) -
McBean E.,
Haycock D.,
Gome J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1979.tb00388.x
Subject(s) - economics , greenhouse , negotiation , differential (mechanical device) , upper and lower bounds , microeconomics , energy (signal processing) , market price , environmental economics , natural resource economics , environmental science , econometrics , mathematics , thermodynamics , physics , statistics , mathematical analysis , political science , horticulture , law , biology
Increasing energy costs encourage more efficient energy use, including the better use of reject heat from electrical generating stations. Whether it pays to use this heat depends on the price charged. There is to date no relevant market in Canada. This paper estimates lower and upper bounds on the price for reject heat as a first step in determining market feasibility. Price would then be resolved by negotiation. For the case study of Ontario greenhouses, the differential between lower and upper bounds is substantial. An assumed price resolution is consistent with profitable use of this reject heat by this greenhouse industry.