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Advocates push thermal energy networks and a dedicated 'green HECAP' to decarbonize campuses
Summary
Environmental and building‑decarbonization advocates urged lawmakers to fund campus‑scale thermal energy networks (TENS), citing potential long‑term savings, waste‑heat capture and job creation; independent colleges advocated a 'green HECAP' stream to support smaller decarbonization projects.
Advocates from the New York League of Conservation Voters and the Building Decarbonization Coalition told the Assembly Higher Education Committee that campus‑scale thermal energy networks (TENS) — systems that use geothermal bore fields, waste heat and heat pumps on a campus loop — can deliver larger carbon reductions and cost savings than piecemeal building‑by‑building conversions.
Jonathan Furlong (NYLCV) described TENS as "models that can be scaled up in cities" and urged dedicated yearly funding for large‑scale network…
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