Vicinity Energy has acquired Morgantown Energy Associates, the district energy system serving West Virginia University (WVU) in Morgantown, W.Va., from an investment affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global.
This system provides steam to the Big 12 University’s more than 60 buildings located throughout five campuses. Morgantown is now the 12th city served by Vicinity and brings its portfolio to a total of 19 district energy networks.
Located on the banks of the Monongahela River, the system was constructed and began servicing WVU in 1992, historically burning coal as its primary fuel supply to distribute steam through a 2.25-mile underground distribution system. Vicinity ceased coal operations in June and will primarily burn natural gas to meet the heating, cooling, domestic hot water and sterilization needs of the university and Medical Center’s footprint of 9.8 million square feet, eliminating approximately 50 percent of the steam system’s carbon footprint. Al
