worstatit t1_irmqh96 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 1:23 PM

Reply to comment by susinpgh in A climate change solution exists in century-old 'steam loops'. Features Philadelphia's Vicinity Energy by susinpgh

Seems little different to me whether a central facility or an individual building boiler makes the steam, carbon wise. Effectively, transporting heated steam over distance results in dissipation of the energy used to heat it, whatever the source. It made sense when steam was a byproduct of electricity generation via carbon based fuels, but won't renewables eliminate the excess heat factor?

susinpgh OP t1_irmrehq wrote on October 9, 2022 at 1:31 PM

I think that's why the National Parks facility opted out. But maybe this is a solution for compact areas that would cover several blocks with each station. My point is that if these are already in place, they should be utilized. Anything that can be done to decrease the carbon footprint is on the plus side.