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Agency shifts course on lab heat plant; will coordinate with college to stabilize steam for Randolph Center lab
Summary
State officials said they will pause construction of a separate heat plant and instead coordinate with the college in Randolph Center to replace boilers and convert to number‑2 fuel oil so the Vermont Agricultural and Environmental Laboratory receives stable, high‑pressure steam needed for testing.
State and agency officials told the Senate Committee on Institutions and Information Technology on March 20 that they are pausing a previously planned, standalone heat‑plant project for the Vermont Agricultural and Environmental Lab in Randolph Center in order to coordinate a near‑term solution with the college that serves the campus.
The lab requires steady, high‑pressure steam for some instruments and lab processes. Officials described recurrent problems over recent years with the campus steam supply — short cycling and boiler failures — that have impaired the lab’s operations and led the agency to consider funding a separate boiler facility. Joe Ridget of Building & General Services said the college has returned with plans…
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