Water Source Heat Pumps (WSHP) are popular with developers because they are relatively easy to install and do not require a central chiller plant. While district energy (DE) providers prefer the customer to operate a four pipe system, there is an opportunity to serve a WSHP system, with benefits for the provider and for the developer. This presentation discusses the benefits to all parties including the energy efficiency benefits of using a DE heating and cooling source to control the temperature of the WSHP condenser water loop. It will use data developed for two residential high rises in LA.
Michael Marr, Veolia North America