Boston Globe
Summary
Bill DiCroce will be remembered fondly by his family, by his roughly 500 colleagues at the energy company he led, and by other leaders in his industry. But his most enduring legacy might end up circulating in the pipes under the streets of Boston and Cambridge.
The Vicinity Energy executive chairman, who died from cancer on April 13 at the age of 62, was determined to make his company a leader in efforts to decarbonize the heating and cooling systems for big urban buildings.
Vicinity primarily uses natural gas to create the steam, hot water, and chilled water that heats and cools many of the office towers, colleges, labs, and hospitals in Boston and 10 or so other US cities.
Because Vicinity provides a centralized thermal source for heating and cooling systems in many of Boston’s most energy-intensive structures, DiCroce believed his company could play a critical role in reducing their carbon emissions. This represented a great business opportunity, particularly as Boston officials implement stricter emissions rules for major buildings, and also a great opportunity to help the environment.
“He was steadfast in his vision about where he wanted to take the company and he was relentless in his drive to get there,” said Kevin Hagerty, DiCroce’s successor as chief executive at Vicinity.
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