Economic Analysis of Hybrid Chiller Plants

Traditionally, chiller plants in large facilities consisted of constant-speed, electric-drive centrifugal chillers because they were the least expensive and most efficient option. Although natural gas was cheaper than electricity on a $/Btu basis, the price difference wasnt sufficient to offset the efficiency and capital-cost differences between electric and non-electric chillers.

Citation: ASHRAE Journal, vol. 44, no. 7, July 2002



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