Energy Planning Network: Generating Change (April 2000)
Energy deregulation in practice is falling short of consumers' initial expectations that competition would revamp the marketplace. However, even as hopes of a universal new order for energy dealings fade in the chaos of restructuring, distributed generation technology is emerging with increasing promise. Micro-turbine test installations are grabbing customers' attention and igniting their interest not only for peak shaving and disaster recovery applications, but also for sustained operations.
Commercial, industrial, and institutional property managers are primed for micro-turbine applications. National, multisite businesses, traditionally leaders in evaluating and implementing new technologies, are impressed with how the micro-turbine can benefit their facilities.