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As the summer months approach, UO Facilities and Energy is looking at a way to reduce its energy consumption during peak demand.
The University of Oregon uses a chilled water system to supply cold water to the various buildings on campus. The cold water supplied goes to each building and takes heat from the room before returning to the chillers at the power station, said Paul Langley, interim co-director of utility operations at Campus Planning and Facilities Management.
The power station has five 1,500-ton chillers that supply chilled water to the various buildings on . Langley said the chillers use about one megawatt of power during the summer to cool the water for redistribution.
Underneath the campus are various pipes that distribute chilled water and steam to cool and heat campus buildings. These pipes connect the central power station and allow building staff to regulate the temperature in each building.
Water flows through underground pipes to each building and takes heat from the rooms, thus lowering the room temperature. Then, the chilled water heads back to the power plant.
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