U.S. Campuses Build, Expand Power & Heating Plants, Despite Heavy Costs

SUGAR LAND--May 4, 2015--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--U.S. universities are expanding their power and heating plants, or building new ones, due to the power grid's unreliability in extreme weather situations, the rising cost of buying power from private companies, and a need for better sustainability solutions. Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts) is spending $200 million to expand its Blackstone Steam Plant this year, and the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is spending $96 million on a major renovation of its heating plant. Industrial Info is tracking more than $1.63 billion in power and heating projects at U.S. universities.

Within this article: Details on the Harvard and Minnesota projects, including expected capacities.