District Heating Tariff Component Analysis for Tariff Benchmarking Model

The authors focus on significant components constituting the tariff - the dependence of the heat production tariff on the cogeneration support schemes, fuel mix used, capacity load indicator. The authors conclude that actual DH companies and systems are very different - even though they are grouped in a set based on one parameter, at the same time they considerably differ based on other parameters. Therefore, the creation of a benchmark model cannot be based on empirical regression equations only.