摘要: The Defense Appropriations Act of 1986 requires the Department of Defense to usean additional 1,600,000 tons/year of coal at their U.S. facilities by 1995 and also states that the most economical fuel should be used at each facili... 展开 The Defense Appropriations Act of 1986 requires the Department of Defense to usean additional 1,600,000 tons/year of coal at their U.S. facilities by 1995 and also states that the most economical fuel should be used at each facility. In a previous study of Air Force heating plants burning gas or oil, Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that only a small fraction of this target 1,600,000 tons/year could be achieved by converting the plants where coal is economically viable. To identify projects that would use greater amounts of coal, the economic benefits of installing coal-fired cogeneration plants at 7 candidate Air Force bases were examined in this study. A life-cycle cost analysis was performed that included two types of financing (Air Force and private) and three levels of energy escalation for a total of six economic scenarios. Hill, McGuire, and Plattsburgh Air Force Bases were identified as the facilities with the best potential for coal-fired cogeneration, but the actual cost savings will depend strongly on how the projects are financed and to a lesser extent of future energy escalation rates. (Author) (kr) 收起