Waterman Island Plant Study
Abstract
The majority of UVMs energy needs are meet by the physical plant located on central campus, areas that the central plant does not reach are then left to supply themselves with energy. This is resource inefficient leading to higher long-term costs and a larger carbon footprint.
The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of an island plant, with the goal of both lowering monthly costs as well as CO2 emissions. The location for this study was set between South Prospect St and South Williams St, College St and Pearl St, arguably the largest area of campus where buildings are left to meet energy needs for themselves ("Waterman Block"). Using data collected from UVM, models for usage and cost were created and used to run studies on the feasibility of an island plant for the waterman block.
Waterman Island Plant Study
The majority of UVMs energy needs are meet by the physical plant located on central campus, areas that the central plant does not reach are then left to supply themselves with energy. This is resource inefficient leading to higher long-term costs and a larger carbon footprint.
The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of an island plant, with the goal of both lowering monthly costs as well as CO2 emissions. The location for this study was set between South Prospect St and South Williams St, College St and Pearl St, arguably the largest area of campus where buildings are left to meet energy needs for themselves ("Waterman Block"). Using data collected from UVM, models for usage and cost were created and used to run studies on the feasibility of an island plant for the waterman block.