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When a major outage swept across San Francisco and left nearby neighborhoods without electricity or heat for days, the University of California, San Francisco’s Parnassus Heights campus demonstrated a high level of resilience. Although a portion of campus buildings experienced brief power interruptions at the start of the event, power and heating were quickly restored, and the campus remained operational throughout. The UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights was completely unaffected.
How did UCSF manage to do that? The answer lies in its campus microgrid, anchored by a central utility plant capable of generating electricity and producing steam for heating. Unlike most urban campuses that rely entirely on PG&E, UCSF operates a coordinated, SCADA‑controlled energy network designed to maintain continuity even during major grid failures.
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