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Students returning to class at Swarthmore College may not realize it, but they're part of a big change.
The college has a huge environmental goal that it's a lot closer to reaching thanks to what's beneath the campus, especially beneath the Swarthmore College Dining Center.
"It's the heart of our carbon-free energy system on campus," said Andrew Feick, Associate Vice President of Sustainable Facilities Operations and Capital Planning at Swarthmore College.
Through the door next to the assortment of desserts at the dining hall, a set of stairs leads to a room that will eventually help power nearly the entire campus without a drop of fossil fuel.
"In this plant is where we have our heat recovery chillers which are right next to me," said Feick as he stood in the geo-exchange plant housed in the basement of the dining center.
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