The state of modern heat power engineering and increasing the economic efficiency of heat supply

Abstract

The article analyzes the current state of the Russian heat power engineering and identifies the main problems in its economic development. From the position of an integrated approach, the problems of the Russian heat supply system are divided into three categories: technological, economic and social. The using electricity for the needs of heat supply is determined as an effective way of solution these problems. In this context the electric heat supply is offered as an alternative to the modern heat supply system. The article identifies the main factors of electric heating, showing its economic advantages over other types of heat supply systems. On this basis the authors justify the prospects of electric heating system from the point of view of economic development of the Fuel Energy Complex and the national economy as a whole.

Features of evaluating the efficiency indicators of the electric power enterprise

“…With an increase in the number of products sold (in real terms), revenue increases faster than costs as a result of the so-called production leverage. Production leverage characterizes the share of fixed costs in total costs that are necessary for an economic entity to conduct operating activities, and is an important characteristic of the economic activity of the company [14][15][16][17][18].…”