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Macalester seeks state grant for aquifer‑based geothermal student housing and campus decarbonization
Summary
Macalester College told the committee it seeks roughly $2.5 million in state funds to support an aquifer‑based geothermal system that would heat and cool a new student residence, cut campus emissions and free rental units in a dense neighborhood.
Representative Herr presented House File 2912, a request that the committee lay over a bill seeking state support for an aquifer‑based geothermal heating and cooling system to serve a new Macalester College residence and future campus expansion.
The proposal requests state funds to help build an innovative deep‑aquifer geothermal system paired with solar and high‑performance building design. Macalester representatives said the project would be the first…
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