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National Grid outlines wastewater-source thermal pilot; commission defers SEQR until PSC review advances
Summary
National Grid presented a pilot utility thermal energy network capturing heat from the Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant and feeding nearby redevelopment sites. Commissioners could not complete SEQR because the project is pending Public Service Commission review and asked the utility to return with required documentation in about three weeks.
National Grid representatives described a pilot Utility Thermal Energy Network that would capture thermal energy from the Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant and distribute it through an underground loop to nearby redevelopment parcels, including an aquarium project and other emerging developments.
Project manager Will Hackett explained that treated wastewater contains usable thermal energy year-round (warmer than winter ambient air and cooler than air in summer) and that a closed loop of…
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