Vicinity Energy
About
Vicinity Energy owns and operates district energy systems that send steam and chilled water through underground pipes to commercial buildings and campuses. Connected buildings use that energy for heating, cooling, sterilization and humidification, letting owners save the cost and space of individual boilers and chiller plants. Its customers span hospitals, campuses, hotels, life science labs, industrial operations and residential buildings, and central production runs at efficiencies onsite heating and cooling cannot match, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The company is electrifying its operations to produce eSteam, carbon-free steam generated with electricity from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydro. Electric boilers, industrial heat pumps and thermal storage make the switch possible, and at the Kendall facility in Cambridge a 42-megawatt electric boiler is already delivering eSteam to customers. Building owners can use eSteam to meet local and federal building performance standards and decarbonize at their own pace without compromising reliability.
What to Know
- Vicinity runs 19 district energy systems across 12 cities in the United States.
- Electricity for eSteam is imported through a co-located electric substation.
- Its operations can switch fuel and generating sources to avoid service interruptions.
- Vicinity Energy is listed by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.
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