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TCAAP Energy Integration Resiliency Framework <br />Energy Source Implementation <br /> <br /> <br /> 35 <br />3.2.2. Initial Proposed CHP <br />An initial step toward a more comprehensive microgrid could be a small-scale CHP system that serves <br />the existing loads of the Thumb and Town areas, as shown in Figure 3. The initial CHP plant could be <br />located within the corporate campus area of the Thumb, which would provide the advantage of <br />reducing the up-front capital cost for the installation of the distribution network providing thermal <br />energy to the corporate campus and the Town. The CHP plant could be designed to allow for the <br />integration of multiple fuel sources in the future to further increase renewable generation and system <br />sustainability. Additionally, the CHP plant and district heating network, as proposed, could be designed <br />to allow for expansion to serve additional buildings. <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 3: Initial potential CHP location and distribution plan north TCAAP <br />As TCAAP development progresses southward, those additional properties could also be served from <br />the CHP facility in the Thumb by extending piping to those buildings in the Spine Road right of way, and <br />expanding the capacity of the CHP. <br />In the next stage of CHP development, the design team should carefully analyze the pros and cons of <br />the CHP application, and work with the JDA, County, and potential Thumb developers to determine the