District Energy in the United States

Plant Ownership Options

District Energy Systems in U.S. Climate Change Strategy

National Action Plan for District Energy

District energy statistics (1993)

• Utility, municipal, and multi-institutional district energy systems - 50+
• Other district energy systems - 30,000+
• Thermal energy delivered by district energy systems - 1,100+ PJ

Federal Laws, Regulations, and Information

• Department of Energy
• Environmental Protection Agency
• PURPA Statutes and Regulations
• House Bill 3790 - "Electric Consumers' Power to Choose Act of 1996" "By no later than December 15, 2000, all electric utility retail customers shall have the right to purchase retail electric energy services from any person offering to provide those services to such customer." (Contributed by Jim Cookingham)

District Energy Systems

• Commercial District Heating Systems
• Commercial District Cooling Systems
• College and University Cogeneration Systems
• Geothermal District Heating in the United States
• New York
• Maryland
• North Carolina
• Ohio

District Energy Associations

World Wide Web Virtual Library for District Energy