Energy saving potential from served thermal energy and in heating buildings of Russia’s northern region

Abstract

The subject of this research is energy saving of the served thermal energy in thermal energy supply by the producers and in heating of the objects by the consumer. The goal of this work is to reveal the potential of energy saving of served thermal energy as a tangible target of economic policy of the region. The results of this research demonstrate the energy saving potential from served thermal energy of Russia’s northern region, as well as the potential for energy saving by the consumer of thermal energy. The results of this research can be applied in calculated targets of energy saving of served thermal energy in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), as well as a method of calculation for other regions and consumers. The targets can in turn serve as encouraging motives for a more active crediting of thermal energy saving by commercial banks and/or venture funds created for these purposes. The author utilizes the method of marginal comparative analysis of actual expenses of a company in heating with normative and tax expenses. The scientific novelty consists in precise delineation of the zones of responsibility in the area of thermal energy saving between thermal supply of the producer and heating of the consumer, combination of various method in determining the potential of thermal energy saving in the region and separate objects of heating, as well as continuity in introduction of heat-saving measures in heating of objects.