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<br />r <br /> <br />TOZ4i1U' Ross &CD <br /> <br />II. MARKET ANALYSIS <br /> <br />Thermal Energy Market <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Projected steam sales are based on the thermal energy require- <br />ments of the potential customers depicted in Exhibit A. The fol- <br />lowing table provides estimates of thermal energy consumption by <br />steam line segment: <br /> <br /> MARKET ANALYSIS <br /> THERMAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS <br /> (Thousands of Pounds of Steam Equivalent) 1 <br />( - Direct Space <br /> Segment Process Fired Heat Total <br />f 1 70,688 70,688 <br /> 2 16,412 16,412 <br />r 3 6,5902 9,8853 7,457 23,932 <br /> 4 10,380 10,380 <br /> 5 8,500 8,500 <br /> 6 56,728 56,728 <br /> Total 134,006 9,885 42,749 186,640 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />.",- <br /> <br />1. Assumes 1,000 BTU per pound of steam and 70% conversion <br />efficiency. <br /> <br />2. Occurs between April and November and can be shifted to <br />hours between midnight and noon. <br /> <br />3. Assumes 60% of asphalt plant's energy usage is for <br />heating aggregate. Energy from waste-to-energy facil- <br />ity could NOT be used to satisfy this requirement. <br /> <br />Four process energy users make up 72% of the total projected <br />market for thermal energy. Over 9.5% of the process energy <br />requirements are of a year around nature, five days a week, with <br />minimal seasonal variation. Exhibit B graphically illustrates the <br />fluctuations in steam requirements for the typical weekday (M-F). <br />The area defined as "General space heating" is assumed to be in <br />effect seven days per week during the months of November through <br />April. The general space heating requirement will vary from zero <br />Ito the levels shown in Exhibit B. The project is designed under <br />the assumption that some of the industrial load can be interrupted <br />when space heating requirements are at a maximum. <br /> <br />- 4 - <br />