via Cornell Chronicle
Summary:
Visitors to Cornell’s storied Ithaca campus seldom think about the vast underground infrastructure that supplies electricity, potable water, chilled water, and heating to university buildings. Buried beneath their feet are miles and miles of underground piping, and other critical infrastructure that keep the lights on, computers humming, water running, staff and students warm—even when the temperature outside is frigid.
Much of the Ithaca campus is connected to what’s called a district energy system. This system delivers electricity, heating, and cooling from the central energy plant to buildings in the network, meaning that these buildings do not have individual heating or cooling sources.
Currently, the Central Energy Plant supplies steam through a network of underground piping, delivering heat to campus buildings. As this steam travels through the system, there’s roughly a 20% loss of efficiency. By replacing the steam with hot water, the inefficiency will be reduced—resulting in overall emissions reductions, cost savings, and safer operations—AND moving Cornell closer to its 2035 net zero emissions goal.
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