29 - Central Plant
The campus’ main central plant equipment was installed in 2003 and consists of a 500-ton gas-fired absorption chiller and two 750-ton electric centrifugal chillers. Recent upgrades in 2016 and 2017 include the addition of a fourth chiller, which is an 840-ton electric centrifugal chiller as well as a 20,000 ton-hour thermal energy storage (TES) tank. The 500-ton gas-fired absorption chiller is driven by waste heat from a 1.5 MW cogeneration system housed in the central plant. The absorption chiller has had issues with operation throughout its life and is currently being used to cool and return water back to the TES.