Instead, it's drawing a feed of blistering, high-pressure, vaporized water from a century-old loop of steam pipes that runs beneath the city's streets.
Like dozens of cities, New York has a loop of steam pipes under its streets that could help reverse the urban doom loop.
Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesIn July, Vicinity is installing what will be the nation's first zero-carbon urban steam loop.
AdvertisementThe most convincing evidence that steam loops make economic sense comes from who's getting into the district-energy game.
Meaning: Can we use steam loops to fix the urban doom loop before the climate doom loop dooms us all?
Persons:
I've, Nobody, Francisco, Kevin Hagerty, Lindsey Nicholson, Blake Ellis, Burns, McDonnell, Tim Danz, it's, Danz, Hagerty, Decarbonizing, COVID, Costa Samaras, They'll, Adam Rogers
Organizations:
California, Vicinity Energy, Getty, Cal, Antin Infrastructure Partners, KKR, Scott Institute for Energy, Innovation, Carnegie Mellon, Business
Locations:
Francisco, California, New York City, Boston, Washington, New York, England, Chicago, Miami, San Diego, Portland, Milwaukee