Yale renews its commitment to cogeneration

摘要

The Central Power Plant at Yale University is a noteworthy neo-Gothic structure in the New Haven, Conn., Landscape, with its two 150-ft exhaust stacks clearly identifying the building to the surrounding community. Constructed in 1918, the building was designed to house Yale's coal-burning steam heating plant. Today, the Central Power Plant is a cogeneration facility primarily fueled by natural gas. It generates enough electricity to meet around 90 percent of the electric energy needs of the main campus and provides steam heating and chilled-water cooling to most buildings there as well, including the Science Hill area.