Research Article

Optimal Hierarchical Decision-Making for Heat Source Selection of District Heating Systems

Table 6

The annual operation costs of alternatives.

ItemsOil-fired
boiler
Gas-fired
boiler
Coal-fired
boiler
Ground source
heat pump
Water source
heat pump

The number of installed heat sources44566
Primary energy consumption (104 kg/year)267.68326.92 (m3)572.13
Fuel cost (104 RMB/year)1338.40745.40514.90
Power consumption for main equipment (104 KWh/year)16.0416.048.13788.27643.65
Power cost (104 RMB/year)9.629.624.88442.96386.19
Power consumption for accessory equipment (104 KWh/year)32.0732.0742.26106.62117.01
Power cost of accessory equipment (104 RMB/year)28.8628.8638.03495.96105.31
Wages and welfare (104 RMB/year)7.927.927.923.963.96
Maintenance cost (104 RMB/year)40.9540.4542.7068.8159.59
Depreciation of equipment (104 RMB/year) 81.980.985.4137.63119.18