City Council signed off on hundreds of millions of dollars of new spending related to the Austin Convention Center redevelopment this fall.
$207 million is coming from Austin Energy for the utility's District Cooling Plant 4.1, including both the plant and new piping.
AE operates a district chilling system that connects the heating and cooling systems of dozens of properties downtown via an underground pipe network. The power utility's DCP 4 was formerly located on the old convention center's roof and has now been removed; DCP 4.1 will be a standalone facility located across the street from the new campus.
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