Abstract
In 1983, Texas Governor Mark White initiated an
energy cost containment program for the largest
state agencies. The Energy Management Group of the
Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University
was called on to provide technical support
in the area of cogeneration. Ten agencies were
selected for detailed study. This paper gives some
information on the results of the studies performed
on the University of Houston and Southwest Texas
State University. In both cases, simple payback was
conservatively estimated at around four years. When
the two systems were sized so that they would not be
in a position of selling excess power, their
combined savings were estimated at over $2.7 million
annually.
Murphy, W. E.; Turner, W. D.; O'Neal, D. L.; Bolander, J. N.; Seshan, S. (1985). Cogeneration Opportunities in Texas State Agencies. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93102.