Goreham Shower Head Economic Analysis

Line Item

Value

Units

Conversion factors
density of water
specific heat of water
volume

8.33
1
748

lbs/gallon
Btu/lb/degree F
gal/HCF

cold water temperature

mixed water temperature
school days per year
number of shower heads
cost to replace shower head
average flow rate before retrofit
average flow rate after retrofit
length of shower
number of resident students
number of showers per day
cost of natural gas
efficiency of CHP and distribution
cost of water

50
110
240
310
55
2.6
1.5
8
1000
1.5
6.5
0.6
7.30

degrees F
degrees F
days/year
heads
$/head
gpm
gpm
min
students
shower/day/student
$/MMBtu

10.83
1500

$/MMBtu
showers/day

cost of heat
cost of water

20.8
10,396
0.11
0.20

gal/shower
Btu's/shower
$/shower
$/shower

cost of heat
cost of water

12
5,998
0.06
0.12

gal/shower
Btu's/shower
$/shower
$/shower

Assumptions

$/HCF

Calculations
cost of heat at shower
number of showers per day
per shower (before retrofit)

per shower (after retrofit)

saved

heat expense reduction

water expense reduction
total expense reduction
project investment
payback

13,200
6.60
200
3,168,000
353
4,235
1,583
17,153
30,918
48,071
17,050
4.3

gal/day
MMBtu/day (at shower)
$/day
gal/year
HCF/month
HCF/year
MMBtu/year (at shower)
$/year
$/year
$/year
$
months