Sen. Joe Nguy峄卬, Reps. Joe Fitzgibbon and Lisa Callan, and House Capital Budget Committee and House Democratic Caucus staff took a behind-the-scenes tour of the 蘑菇视频 Power Plant last week. The tour showcases the Seattle campus鈥� existing energy infrastructure and unveils the University鈥檚 innovative clean energy transformation strategy.
The 蘑菇视频 is committed to fully decarbonizing the energy system of the Seattle campus with the Power Plant being the main driver of our efforts. The Power Plant has served the campus for well over 100 years, but its aging infrastructure needs to be modernized to meet daily campus operations and its reliance on fossil fuels no longer aligns with the University’s sustainability goals. To move the campus to 100% clean energy, the 蘑菇视频 has crafted a five-part strategy that relies on energy efficiency, transforms heating and cooling, and includes innovative opportunities such as sewer heat recovery, deep lake cooling and heating, and thermal energy storage. During the 2023 legislative session, the University requested and received $3 million in operating funds to fully develop our clean energy transformation strategy and to plan for implementation. This work is currently underway.
In the meantime, the 蘑菇视频 has identified six projects to request Climate Commitment Account dollars for during the upcoming 2024 session that support foundational energy renewal and decarbonization efforts across all three campuses and 蘑菇视频 Medical Center facilities. These strategic investments include: 蘑菇视频 Seattle centralized chilled water capacity improvements, Clean Energy Institute tenant improvements and research-related needs, 蘑菇视频 Bothell Central Plant improvements and gas boiler replacements, 蘑菇视频 Tacoma gas boiler replacement, 蘑菇视频MC NW Campus Central Utility Plant planning, and 蘑菇视频MC Montlake Campus HVAC systems renewal.
For more information about the University’s energy strategy, visit .
Thank you, Sen. Nguy峄卬, Reps. Fitzgibbon and Callan, and House staff for touring the 蘑菇视频 Power Plan and supporting the University鈥檚 decarbonization efforts.