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Western Washington outlines $51 million campus conversion and explores Port of Bellingham district-energy link
Summary
Western Washington University described an 80-year-old steam district heating system, a $51 million Climate Commitment Account-funded conversion toward electric hot-water and heat pumps, and a possible off-campus low-carbon heat connection with Corix at the Port of Bellingham.
Brian Ross, director of capital budget and public works procurement at Western Washington University, told the committee the campus heating system is an aging steam plant with miles of underground piping and recurring failures that have required multimillion-dollar repairs. He said the system accounts for about 85% of the campusgreenhouse-gas inventory (roughly 11,000 metric tons per year) and that the university has spent approximately $3,000,000 in recent years repairing failing underground pipes.
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