The amount of steam that is lost in transmission from generation to end use due to leaky pipes.
Used to calculate:steam and sewage from people
Varies by: lifestyle
| Used | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
|---|
| * | Average American | Swagelock 2009 Steam and Condensate Leakage - Costs and Solutions | USA: Steam heating systems (2009) | 0.19 | proportion (0-1) | "Leaks in the steam and condensate system can contribute to significant energy losses—as great as 19 percent of the overall energy consumption—in a plant’s operations. In fact, due to the high cost of these energy losses, the correction of steam and condensate leaks offers very lucrative paybacks. " |
| * | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0.19 | proportion (0-1) | see average American |
| * | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0.19 | proportion (0-1) | see average American |
| * | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0.19 | proportion (0-1) | see average American |
| * | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | proportion (0-1) | no steam piles on Mannahatta, so no leaks! |