From Abandoned Powerplant to "The Powerhouse" - Governor Evers Honors Beloit College for their Sustainability & Energy Efficiency Goals.
Beloit College students no longer need to stare at an abandoned coal power plant sitting along the Rock River on campus. They get to use it every day as their student union, recreation center, and gathering place for meetings. The college spent $46.6 million on turning the decommissioned Alliant Energy Blackhawk Generating Station into “The Powerhouse."
Upgrades
- Geothermal water-sourced heat pump
- Efficient Lighting
- Replacement of five old inefficient boilers
Incentives
$239,000
Results
18 million
kWh of electricity
saved as a result of Focus on Energy
1.6 million
Therms of natural gas
saved as a result of Focus on Energy
14.4 million kWH of electricity and 537,240 Therms of natural gas saved
from the installation of the geothermal water-sourced heat pump
for the Powerhouse student union alone
Photo Credit: Tom Harris Courtesy Studio Gang
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