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AirtimeAficionado t1_j1nq1rd wrote

Reply to comment by PGHENGR in PJM asks to conserve power by LGP214

I am almost 100% sure several buildings at Pitt use steam for HVAC turbines and power generation, as well as water and building heating. I just assumed it was the same downtown, but I could be wrong!

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PGHENGR t1_j1nwn0a wrote

Yup Pitt does use steam for some of that. It’s just really expensive so you’ll typically just see it in sectors that are subsidized in some way. It’s definitely a cool idea it’s just not cheap b

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