Growth of Member Systems
Around the World
The publication of District Energy
Space has become an annual tradition
for IDEA since 1990.
This issue features a
compilation of data
provided by our
members, including
the number of
buildings and their
area in square feet
that have been
committed or recommitted to district
energy service in North America and
beyond North America during 2009.
Highlights of the data compiled
in District Energy Space 2009 are as
follows:
n 95 North American customer
buildings totaling 27,440,426 sq
ft of space were committed or
recommitted to district energy
service during 2009.
n;This compares with 126 buildings
comprising 39,897,947 sq ft during
2008.
n;The running total reported of
district energy space committed or
recommitted for North America since
1990 is 495,127,348 sq ft.
n;Beyond North America, an additional
102 buildings comprising 41,113,744
sq ft were reported committed to
district energy during 2009.
n;This compares with 2,815 buildings
and 281,870,939 sq ft during 2008.
Fayad Al Khatib (Qatar Cool) receives awards.
Dowlatram Somrah (ConEd) and Vin Badali
(ConEd) receive awards.
Category
Commercial-Mixed Use
Commercial-Office
Commercial-Retail/Manufacturing
Commercial-Other
Entertainment, Cultural or Sporting Center
Government
Hotel
Residential
School, Hospital or Institution
Other
Square Footage Reported 2009
2009 Square Footage Reported*
North America
3,336,051
8,162,820
0
12,000
697,933
4,780,000
4,326,600
1,100,872
4,993,150
31,000
27,440,426
Beyond North America
24,818,559
2,909,095
0
0
18,907
0
3,497,328
1,100,872
1,740,830
0
41,113,744
2009 Total Reported in North America and Beyond North America 69,174,170
* All entries are newly signed, connected or renewed customers during calendar year 2009. (Renewal = renewed/
recommitted to a long-term service agreement of 10 years or greater.)
Congratulations to this year’s
District Energy Space award recipients,
and thanks to all participants for their
vital contributions.
Greatest Number of Buildings/
North America
l Gold: Veolia Energy North America,
Trigen-Boston system ( 19)
l;Silver: Con Edison Steam Operations
( 14)
l;Bronze: Veolia Energy North America,
Trigen-Cambridge system ( 7)
Greatest Number of Buildings/
Beyond North America
l;Gold: Qatar Cool ( 44)
l;Silver: Palm District Cooling ( 35)
l;Bronze: Emirates Central Cooling
Systems Corp. (Empower) ( 18)
Most Square Feet Added/
North America
l;Gold: Veolia Energy North America,
Trigen-Boston system ( 8,583,610
sq ft)
l;Silver: Con Edison Steam Operations
( 4,374,988 sq ft)
l;Bronze: Veolia Energy North America,
Trigen-Baltimore system ( 2,702,600
sq ft)
Most Square Feet Added/
Beyond North America
l;Gold: Palm District Cooling
( 17,575,481 sq ft)
l;Silver: Qatar Cool ( 11,060,237 sq ft)
l;Bronze: Emirates Central Cooling
Systems Corp. (Empower) ( 7,139,082
sq ft)
Larry Plitch (Veolia Energy Systems North
America) receives multiple DE Space awards.
IDEA was pleased to receive data
also from Minato Mirai 21 District
Heating & Cooling Co. of Yokohama,
Japan, which reported adding five
buildings and 5,338,944 sq ft to its
total 30,074,616 sq ft of development
during 2009.
