News: Combined Heat and Power Plant

  • In the News: OSU Gets Approval to Build CHP

    September 18, 2020
    As reported by Columbus Underground, the Ohio Power Siting Board has approved a proposal from The Ohio State University to build a combined heat and power plant on its main campus.The project will be located on at the northeast corner of Tharp Street and Herrick Drive. "We are pleased with the Ohio Power Siting Board’s decision," university spokesperson Dan Hedman told the outlet. "This is positi...
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  • In the News: Ohio State Gains Approval for CHP

    September 18, 2020
    As reported by The Lantern, the Ohio Power Siting Board approved the construction, operation and maintenance of a natural-gas power plant Thursday, September 17. The Combined Heat and Power Plant is a $278 million project. University spokesperson Dan Hedman told The Lantern that the plant will cut carbon emissions by more than 30 percent in its first year of operation while providing energy-effic...
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  • In the News: Ohio State seeks approval for heat and power plant

    July 16, 2020
    According to The Columbus Dispatch, The Ohio State University is seeking Ohio Power and Siting Board approval for a combined heat and power plant.The outlet wrote that the combined heat and power plant is expected to reduce the university’s carbon emissions by 35% in its first full year of operations, Ohio State spokesman Dan Hedman said. The plant is also needed to support planned facilities suc...

  • In the News: Ohio State kicks off 'historic' $2.4B in construction driven by master plan

    August 30, 2019
    Columbus Business First reports that Ohio State has approved a $2.37 billion 5-year capital plan to support Framework 2.0 and the university's strategic plan. It is an historic number for Ohio State as the university delivers on major projects identified in the campus master plan.As reported by the outlet, classroom and laboratory buildings make up 47% of the new projects, and 39% are for OSU Wex...
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  • In the News: University sees sustainability improvements from energy partnership

    August 26, 2019
    Two years into a 50-year partnership, The Ohio State University continues to see improvement in its energy management and sustainability through tangible initiatives such as smart metering and lighting upgrades. Future improvements, including a Combined Heat and Power plant, promise to make an even bigger impact.On July 6, 2017, Ohio State transferred operation of utility systems that deliver hea...

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