❄️ Yeah, we’re chill… ❄️ At the 2025 Chief Engineers & Facility Managers Conference, Mike Larson, Director of Utility Operations at Abbott Power Plant, highlighted how the Urbana campus stays cool efficiently. 🔹 26 miles of underground piping deliver 42°F chilled water to 138 buildings
🔹 A $50M upgrade in 2004 reduced cooling energy consumption by 20%
🔹 The latest Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) project (valued at $2.5M) guarantees $264,971 in annual energy cost savings
🔹 The OptimumLOOP software continuously optimizes system performance, reducing energy use and maintenance costs “Huge projects result in huge savings,” Larson told the attendees. 💰♻️ 🔗 Check out the NEW Insider story, “2025 Chief Engineers & Facility Managers Conference: What’s So Cool About Chilled Water,” here: fs.web.illinois.edu/Insider/2025/03/24/2025-chief-engineers-facility-managers-conference-whats-so-cool-about-chilled-water #SustainableCooling #EnergyEfficiency #SmartCampus #IllinoisEn...