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ESF Power Plant Saves Money and Reduces Carbon Footprint

By District Energy posted 01-14-2019 00:00

  

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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ESF is saving over half a million dollars a year on heat and electricity with a high-performance combined-heat-and-power system (CHP) fueled by natural gas and wood pellets, and designed to capture waste energy for heating buildings.

In the last two fiscal years, ESF has saved $520,000 each year. At this rate, the CHP will pay for itself in another four years while supplying 60 percent of the heat for the campus and nearly 20 percent of the electricity.

"The CHP is a unique facility not replicated at many other universities. It is a key component that allowed us to achieve the highest level of LEED certification, LEED Platinum, for the Gateway Center - the building that houses the CHP," said ESF Interim President David C. Amberg. "This facility is a unique educational asset for our students in sustainable energy management, who get experience in how to manage and run a state-of-the-art power plant."

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