
Northwestern University Steam Plant
Northwestern University
Chicago Campus
Chicago, IL
Awards
Elara’s distributed heating plant schematic design projects an annual savings of $655,000 and an initial rate of return of 5.37%
Project Highlights and Results
- Elara’s Master Plan identified alternatives to improve/replace oversized steam plant to address significant, costly repairs and maintenance anticipated in the near future.
- Confirmed feasibility and associated estimated cost to convert the majority of campus heating loads to distributed hot water boiler plants.
- Distributed heating plant schematic design projects an annual savings of $655,000 and an initial rate of return of 5.37%
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