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By
Butch Criswell
Muncie, Indiana will be home the largest geothermal system in the country in the next five to eight years. John Lund, the director of the geoheat center at Oregon Institute of Technology says, “These larger projects maybe something we will see more of in the future.” Ball State President Jo Ann Gora got the ball literally going when she signed the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment in 1991. When completed the $65 million system will save the university $2 million a year in fuel cost. The main disadvantage to the system is the high up-front cost. The university has spent $41 million in the first phase alone, will replace two coal-fired boilers, which the university still has in use. Once the system is fully functional it will be able to heat more than 45 buildings on 660-acre campus.
By
Butch Criswell
Muncie, Indiana will be home the largest geothermal system in the country in the next five to eight years. John Lund, the director of the geoheat center at Oregon Institute of Technology says, “These larger projects maybe something we will see more of in the future.” Ball State President Jo Ann Gora got the ball literally going when she signed the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment in 1991. When completed the $65 million system will save the university $2 million a year in fuel cost. The main disadvantage to the system is the high up-front cost. The university has spent $41 million in the first phase alone, will replace two coal-fired boilers, which the university still has in use. Once the system is fully functional it will be able to heat more than 45 buildings on 660-acre campus.
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