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Chronological List of District Heating
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A local newspaper reported in March 1880 that a group of businessmen was exploring formation of a company to install a Holly Steam system in Kansas City, but nothing came of it.
Timothy C. Bradley, Judge James Scammon and Porter J. Coston connected with St. Paul engineer Eugene F. Osborne to build a district steam system based on Osborne's design. In 1880 Osborne had built a steam system in St. Paul that covered several blocks and was taken over by the St. Paul Gas Light Company and was eventually acquired by Northern States Power. The group obtained a franchise and formed the Kansas City Heat, Power and Light Company, but did not build anything.
The current district heating system in Kansas City was started in 1889 when the Edison Electric Light and Power Company received permission to lay and maintain steam pipes for heating purposes along part of Wall street and alley between Wall street and Wyandotte street and Wall street and Seventh street. Exhaust steam was distributed from the engines in the Edison Plant to customers through pipes installed by the American District Steam Company later that year. The system remained small, serving only five customers, although an attempt was made by the American District Steam Company to build a larger system in 1890 by taking over the older franchise.
Bernard Corrigan, Charles N. Black and Robert E. Richardson obtained a steam franchise in 1904 that was transferred to the new Kansas City Heating Company. This company was owned by the Kansas City Electric Light Company and built a larger system distributing steam from the Edison station. The heating company built another plant at 13th and Baltimore in 1906 to serve new customers and this station was expanded in 1913 and 1917. The Kansas City Power and Light Company (KCP&L) acquired the system in 1920 and in 1927 bought the Grand Avenue generating station from the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. They built a high pressure steam line from the Grand Avenue plant to the former Edison station in 1927 and extended it to the other plants by 1958.
KCP&L attempted to the abandon steam service in 1986 but the Missouri Public Service Commission ordered them to sell the system and Trigen Energy Corporation of White Plains, New York, bought the steam system on March 30, 1990. Trigen built a district cooling system that began service in 1998
The system was sold to
Thermal North America in 2005 and to Veolia two years later. In 2020 the
system was sold again and is now owned an operated by Vicinity
Energy.
References
1876 The Daily
Journal of Commerce (Kansas City, Missouri), December 9, 1876,
Page 1.
Mr. Holly, the inventor of the Holly water-works, proposes to beat the
entire city of Lockport, by steam. The idea is not a novel one, as it has
been brought up at various times and rejected by practical minds, who
considered it impracticable. Mr. Holly has furnished cold water to many
cities, including Kansas City, which, figuratively speaking, he has kept
in hot water most of the time without extra charge.
1879 An Improved System of Steam-Heating Apparatus Invented by E. F. Osborne, M.E., January 24, 1879.
1880 "The
Holly Steam System," Kansas City Journal, March 25, 1880,
Page 5.
That Kansas City will in a few months fall into line with the other
enterprising cities which have adopted the Holly district system of steam
heating is now among the things that are certain.
The Journal is not at liberty to give tho names of persons who have taken
hold of the matter but prominent business men are forming a company and Mr
Holly thinks that the stock will be nearly all taken by the 6th of next
month. Mr Holly during his stay of a day and a half in the city has found
that a lively interest has been awakened in the matter. Yesterday he took
steps toward laying out the system but the plan of the districts will be
fully prepared and location of batteries determined by the time Mr Holy
returns in April. “You can safely state," said he, “that tho establishment
of our system here is a certainly”.
1887 "Steam
Through Conduits," Kansas City Journal, July 24, 1887, Page
3.
A company has been organized In this city for the purpose of furnishing
heat to public and private buildings through a system of popes conducted
to different parts of the city by means of a conduit. The system is a new
one in this portion of the West but it has been successfully tried in
various Eastern cities The promoters of the project are James Scammon, T.
C. Bradley and P. J. Coston of this city and E. L. Osborne of St Paul.
1887 Laws,
Ordinances and Permits Dealing with Rights, Privileges and Franchises
of Public Service Corporations in Kansas City, Missouri (1912)
Page 185: An Ordinance granting to T. C. Bradley, E. F. Osborne,
James Scammon and P. J. Coston, their heirs and assigns, the right to
construct, maintain and operate within the City of Kansas, steam power
works and appliances for supplying said city and its inhabitants with heat
and power, for warming public and private buildings, and for operating
machinery and transmission of heat and power from a central station or
stations, to be established within said city and operated under the
"Osborne Systems" of construction for furnishing and distributing heat and
power. October 25, 1887.
1888 "Kansas
City's Great Steam Plant," Kansas City Journal, March 21,
1888, Page 3.
A Journal reporter called yesterday al the office of the Kansas City Heat,
Power and Light Company, Baird building, and asked for the chief engineer,
Mr. E. F. Osborne. Mr Osborne had gone East on important business for the
company.
Our lines extend from First to Fourteenth street and from Walnut to
Wyandotte, reaching over fifty blocks and about 600 to 800 lots, which
will be increased in value several thousand dollars each, from being
within reach of our lines.
1888 "Steam
Conduits Being Laid," The Kansas City Times, May 5, 1888,
Page 2
The Kansas City heat, power and light company has begun laying its mains
from Second to Fourteenth streets in two sets, one of which will ramify
from the alley between Main and Wyandotte and the other from the alley
between Main and Walnut. This represents only a section of the system
which the company proposes to extend to all parts of the city. The
steam will be used for the purpose of running dynamos, elevators and
machinery.
1888 "New
Electric Light Station," The Kansas City Star, August 22,
1888, Page 1.
The Edison Company Have Commenced the Erection of a Building.
The Edison Company Have Commenced the Erection of a Building. The Edison
Electric Light company have at last started on the erection of their new
building and incandescent light plant at what will be the corner of the
new Wall street north of Seventh and in the rear of 115 West Sixth street,
Wall street north of Seventh turns to the west as it reaches the rear of
the buildings fronting on Sixth street and runs up past the old Jewish
synagogue. What was formerly an alley will now be a forty foot street.
Excavating for the new electric light building has been in progress for
some days.
1889 "Station of the Kansas City Edison Company," Western Electrician 5(1):1-2 (July 6, 1889)
1889 Laws,
Ordinances and Permits Dealing with Rights, Privileges and Franchises
of Public Service Corporations in Kansas City, Missouri (1912)
Page 196: An Ordinance authorizing the Edison Electric Light &
Power Company to lay and maintain steam pipes for heating purposes along
part of Wall street and alley between Wall street and Wyandotte street and
Wall street and Seventh street.. August 30, 1889.
1889 "Edison
Electric Light Company," The Kansas City Times, December 31,
1889, Page 16.
The plant is located on Wall street. It has a present station capacity of
600 lights, 500 of which are in service. The plant comprises three large
boilers with 600 horse power, three New York safety engines which drive
six large Edison dynamos
1890 "The Power Plant Assured," Kansas City Journal, August 1, 1890, Page 3.
1890 "After
An Old Franchise," The Kansas City Times, August 2, 1890,
Page 8 | Part
2 |
The American District Steam Company the applicant--some history.
Mr. R. S. Bishop of Lockport, N.Y., president of the American district
steam company, was has been in the city several days with the view of
establishing a steam heating and power station for the purpose of
furnishing both heat and power to any building within the district
traversed by the company's pipes, mention of which has hitherto been made
in THE TIMES, had a representative in the city ball yesterday looking up
matters relative to obtaining a franchise. Mr. Bishop, as has been
previously stated, contemplates establishing a heat and power station in
this city. He is at present examining the franchise granted nearly three
years ago to T. C. Bradley, E. S. Osborn and others for the purpose of
operating a steam power and heating plant in the district bounded by
Eighth and Walnut, Fourteenth and Baltimore avenue and Eighth and
Wyandotte streets. 'The ordinance granting the franchise was passed by the
common council September 20, 1887, and was signed by the then mayor, Henry
C. Kumpf, shortly after.
The franchise was to run twenty years from November 1, 1887. Two miles of
pipe were to be laid within twelve months after the passage of the
ordinance, and work was to be begun within six months from November 1,
1887. A bond of $20,000 was given by the company for the fulfillment of
its franchise. The city reserved the right at any time to begin suit for
the annulment of the franchise. The bond for $20,000 is still on file in
the office of the city comptroller, but the company to whom the franchise
was granted has never laid any pipes.
It is this franchise that Mr. Bishop is looking up with the intention of
securing it if it is still operayive. The taken no action to declare the
franchise forfeited, and it is probable that the prospective company will
secure it..
1890 "Steam
Heating From Central Stations," by E. R. Weeks, Kansas City, Association
of Edison Illuminating Companies 6:64-66 (September 1890)
It seems to me, however, that many of the Edison stations could utilize
their steam plant, which during the day remains idle, for steam heating.
In our city we invested about $3,000 in steam piping covering the block,
in the centre of which our plant is located, and our experience, first
with one and finally with five consumers, was very satisfactory. We have a
net profit of $1,500 on that installation, that is, the steam system. The
great economy in this method is in the ability with which we can utilize
our exhaust steam, and with us it was practically finding money in the
street.
The system of steam heating we used was what is known as the "Holly," and
it gives no trouble at all.
In view of these facts it occurred to me that this is a matter that is of
great interest to Edison stations. It would be not only profitable to the
companies, but would be a very great improvement in itself. It would
considerably abate the smoke nuisance, and would utilize the steam which
we are obliged to keep up during the hours when we are not using it for
electric lighting.
1890 "The
Steam Heating Plant," Kansas City Journal, September 3,
1890, Page 8.
Will be in operation before the snow flies again. The plant will be
operated by steam, generated at the central station of the Kansas City
Electric Light Company
1890 "Steam
Heating Plant," Kansas City Journal, September 27, 1890,
Page 4.
Will probably not be put in operation this year.
1890 American
District Steam Company Holly System of Street Distribution in Cities
and Villages for purposes of heating and power supply.
Page 15: The Edison Electric Light & Power Company of Kansas
City. laid some mains a year ago and paid back total investment from net
income first season, and anticipate making large extensions.
1891 "Distribution
of Steam From Central Station," Proceedings of the National
Electric Light Association 9:71 (February 1891)
Discussion by R. S. Bishop: The American District Steam Company
constructed a short line of street mains in the fall of 1889 for the
Edison Electric Light Company in Kansas City.
1895 Sanborn
Fire Insurance Map from Kansas City, Missouri. Volume 1
Plate 6: Edison Electric Light & Power Company plant on Wall
street.
1900 "Judge Scammon is no more," The Kansas City Star, May 31, 1900, Page 1
1902 The
Municipal Year Book, edited by Moses Nelson Baker, April 1902
Pages xxiii-xxvii: Commercial Central Heating Stations.
Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City El Lt. Co.
1903 "The Missouri River Power Station of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, of Kansas City, Mo.," Street Railway Journal 22(5):157-163 (August 1, 1903)
1905 Laws,
Ordinances and Permits Dealing with Rights, Privileges and Franchises
of Public Service Corporations in Kansas City, Missouri
(1912)
Page 199: An Ordinance granting Bernard Corrigan, Charles N. Black,
Robert E. Richardson and their assigns, the right to construct, maintain
and operate works and appliances for the purpose of supplying heat.
July 12, 1905.
1905 "Steam Heat Next Winter," The Kansas City Star, August 10, 1905, Page 9
1905 "Heating
Company Incorporates," Kansas City Journal, August 18, 1905,
Page 5.
The Kansas City Heating Company which recently got a franchise from the
city council allowing it to furnish steam heat over the city for power and
heating purposes, yesterday filed articles of incorporation. The capital
stock of $250,000 Is fully paid up. Barney Corrigan is interested in this
company. Most of the shares, however, are in the name of Walter E
Kirkpatrick.
1905 "May Sell Heat This Fall," The Kansas City Star, August 22, 1904, Page 11.
1905 "Laying
Steam Heating Mains," Kansas City Journal, September 1,
1905, Page 6.
Service Will Be Installed in Buildings Early in October.
Mains for the steam heating plant of the Kansas City Heating company, an
auxiliary of the Kansas City Railway and Light company, are being laid in
the the block bounded by Main and Walnut and Ninth and Tenth streets. The
work of digging the trench began yesterday. As fast as the material
arrives from the East the mains will be extended south to Twelfth street
and north to Seventh street, thence west to Wall street, thence north to
power plant of the Edison company, which will supply the steam for heating
purposes. Owners of buildings in the district to be traversed by the mains
are making contracts for the service, which will begin early in October.
1909 Sanborn
Fire Insurance Map from Kansas City, Missouri. Volume 1
Plate 11: Edison Electric Light & Power Company plant on Wall
street with two steam turbine generators
Plate
43: Kansas City Heating Plant 1308-1310 Baltimore fuel crude
oil
1909 Sanborn
Fire Insurance Map from Kansas City, Missouri. Volume 2
Plate 152: Metropolitan Street Railway Company power house on Grand Avenue
1913 "A
New Heating Plant on Baltimore," The Kansas City Times, June
5, 1913, Page 5
A building permit for a heating plant at 1308-10 Baltimore Avenue was
issued yesterday to the Kansas City Heating company. The building will be
one story, of re-enforced concrete construction and will cost $25,000. It
will be completed by October 15. Hucke & Sexton will be the
builders. The Krehbiel Company of Chicago are the architects. [This
was an expansion of the 1906 heating plant]
1914 Report
on the Fair Value of the Property of the Kansas City Electric Light
Company and Subsidiary Companies, as of February 1, 1914
This includes information on the steam franchises, plants and distribution
systems.
1915 "Timothy C. Bradley Dead," The Kansas City Times, January 12, 1915, Page 3.
1915 "K.C.
Light Co. would buy," Kansas City Journal, January 27, 1915,
Page 4.
Files application for permission to take over heating concern.
1917 Heating plant built at 1311 Wyandotte, which is right behind the plant at 1312 Baltimore
1917 Three central steam plants were heating downtown businesses. The plants were located at 6th and Baltimore, 1312 Baltimore, and 1311 Wyandotte.
1918 "Must
Agree Heat's Too Cheap," The Kansas City Star, December 6,
1918, Page 19
Then a concern can be customer of Met Heating Company.
1919 Annual Report of Kansas City Power & Light Company for Calendar Year 1919 [This is bound with annual reports for 1920 through 1951]
1922 Annual Report of Kansas City Power & Light Company for Calendar Year 1922
1922 Cases
and Problems: Kansas City Power and Light Company, by
Stuart P. Mensch
Page 279: The Kansas City Power and Light Co., incorporated in 1919
under the laws of the state of Missouri, has acquired and now owns and
operates the properties formerly owned by the Kansas City Light and Power
Company and the Standard Electric Light Co. The steam-heating plant
at Kansas City, Missouri is also owned and operated by the company
1923 Annual Report of Kansas City Power & Light Company for Calendar Year 1923
1926 "Exhaust
Heating in Kansas City," Proceedings of the National District
Heating Association 17:97-100 (June 1926)
Heating from Wall Street plant at Sixth and Baltimore.
1927 "New
Heat for Downtown," The Kansas City Star, April 18, 1927,
Page 15.
Power Company will build line from Second and Grand/ Immediately
will relegate the heating plant at Baltimore south of Thirteenth street to
normal duty as a "standby" plant.
1927 Proceedings
of the National District Heating Association 18:297 (May 1927)
Description of KCP&L Station Number Two at 1312 Baltimore. Burns
oil received by railroad and pumped to plant.
1928 "Some Things Done Underground During the Past Year," Bulletin of the National District Heating Association 13(2):80-82 (January 15, 1928)
1928 Annual
Report of Kansas City Power & Light Company for Calendar Year 1928,
February 27, 1929 [This is bound with annual reports for 1928 through
1944]
A high pressure steam main connecting Grand Avenue Station with the
District Heating System, heretofore operated from local stations, was
utilized the last days of 1928. This improvement will enable your
operators to use coal delivered direct to the plant switch and handled by
modern coal conveying apparatus in place of oil which was pumped from one
point to the different heating stations.
1939 Sanborn
Fire Insurance Map from Kansas City, Missouri. Volume 1
Plate 2: Kansas City Power & Light Co. Steam Reduction Station at
Baltimore and Wall
Plate
33: Kansas City Power & Light Co. Heating Plants at 1312
Baltimore and 1311 Wyandotte
1972 Kansas
City Power & Light Company: The First Ninety Years, by
Robert A. Olson
Pages 11-12: In the summer of 1887, Edison Electric Light &
Power Company was established. In late 1887, the five-story Sixth
and Wall Street plant began supplying current from a bi-polar
Edison-Hopkinson dynamo.
On January 9, 19OO, J. Ogden Armour and associates purchased Kansas City
Electric Light Company. Within a short time, Kansas City Electric
Light Company had acquired the remaining local companies supplying
electricity. It also now owned a steam heating distribution system in the
downtown area, which had been part of the property of Edison Electric
Light & Power Company.
1987 "The Future of DHC in Kansas City: Boom or Bust?," District Heating & Cooling 73(2):27-28 (4th Quarter 1987).
1990 "Kansas City Steam: From Beginning to End-and Back Again," District Heating & Cooling 76(2):25-27 (4th Quarter 1990)
1990 "Kansas City: Energy Rich History," District Heating & Cooling 76(2):28-29 (4th Quarter l 990)
1989 "KCP&L agrees to sell steam plant to Trigen," The Kansas City Star, June 1, 1989, Page 3C.
1989 "KCP&L sale to
steam lines is approved," The Kansas City Times, December 30,
1989, Page C-8.
Trigen to operate downtown system.
The steam system serves 115 to 120 customers, including large city, county
and federal office buildings.
Two French companies, the Cofreth Corp. and compagnie Parisienne
Chauffauge Urbaine, own 50.1 percent of Trigen, which was formed in 1986
through a marger.
1990 "KC steam system is sold," The Kansas City Star, March 31, 1990, Page 10.
1990 "Cold-water system envisioned in KC," The Kansas City Star, December 25, 1990, Page D1 | Part 2 |
1997 "Contract set to put cool air in motion," The Kansas City Star, March 21, 1997, Page C5
1998 "Trigen
ceremony observes cooling achievements," The Kansas City Star,
May 5, 1998, Page D35 | Part 2 |
Chilling plants now serve several downtown buildings
1999 Suez
Lyonnaise buying out Trigen Energy shares, September 21, 1999 [Note
this transactions was not completed until early 2000]
Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux S. A., the French water utility, agreed to buy the
47.3 percent of Trigen Energy Corporation it does not already own for
about $129 million in cash, part of its strategy of acquiring companies in
which it has stakes. The offer of $22 a share is 14 percent more than
Trigen's Friday close. Trigen's shares rose $2.9375. to $22.1875. Trigen,
based in White Plains, builds power plants for hospitals, industrial
plants and housing complexes. Suez, based in Paris, agreed last month to
buy the two-thirds of United Water Resources of Harrington Park, N.J., it
does not now own.
2005 Thermal
North America Purchases Trigen District Heating and Cooling Systems,
June 29, 2005
Thermal North America Inc. ("TNAI/Thermal") today announced the
acquisition of ten District Heating and Cooling Systems (DHCS) operated by
Trigen Energy Corporation following approval by federal and state
regulators. These facilities are located in Trenton, NJ; Baltimore, MD
(two facilities); Boston MA; Philadelphia, PA (two facilities); St. Louis,
MO; Kansas City, MO; Oklahoma City, OK; and Tulsa, OK. As part of the
transaction, TNAI has acquired the Trigen name and service marks. TNAI,
now using the Trigen name, will continue as a leading energy company
supplying electricity, steam and chilled water to offices, government
buildings, hospitals, universities, and public housing complexes. The
facilities were formerly owned by an indirect subsidiary of SUEZ Energy
North America, Inc. (formerly named Tractebel North America, Inc.), a
business unit of SUEZ Energy International, one of the business divisions
of SUEZ (NYSE:SZE). SUEZ Energy North America will continue to use the
Trigen name and service marks in connection with the existing Trigen
non-DHCS facilities that were not included in the transaction during the
term of a licensing agreement with TNAI. According to Lance Ahearn, Chief
Executive Officer of the Trigen District Heating and Cooling Businesses,
the company has already begun implementing changes that will improve and
expand its services. "Our objective is to bring reliable, cost-effective
and environmentally-sound energy solutions to our customers and the
communities in which we work and live," said Ahearn. "We recognize that
many of our customers operate in critical environments where efficient
heating and cooling is essential to their business," said Ahearn. "Our
knowledge of the district energy industry, combined with the expertise of
the employees who operate the Trigen facilities ensures these plants will
continue to be in very good hands." District heating and cooling helps
reduce fossil fuel consumption by facilitating productive use of waste
heat from industrial processes, electricity generation, waste incineration
or renewable energy sources. District heating and cooling uses these
energy sources for heating and cooling over a local area, with the thermal
energy being transported through a dedicated pipeline system. It provides
an effective system for improving efficient energy use and reducing
adverse environmental impacts of energy supply and use. Based in Boston,
TNAI is a privately-held company focused on investments in district
heating and cooling systems. Trigen will partner with Johnson Controls,
Inc. (JCI) to reliably operate and maintain all Trigen district heating
and cooling system facilities. Johnson Controls is a global leader in
energy and facility management and controls, headquartered in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. The Trigen DHCS assets that were purchased represent a total
capacity of 10.0 million pounds per hour of steam, 72,800 tons of chilled
water and 238 MW of electricity generation. Banc of America Securities LLC
acted as sole financial advisor to SUEZ Energy North America, Inc., in
connection with the sale. Lehman Brothers Inc. provided financing to TNAI
in connection with the acquisition of the Trigen DHCS facilities. For
further information about SUEZ Energy North America, go to
http://www.suezenergyna.com/ . BACKGROUND INFORMATION About Thermal North
America, Inc. ("TNAI/Thermal")- Based in Boston, Thermal is a private
venture focused on investments in district heating and cooling systems and
related investments. Thermal is attracted to the industry for its strong,
sustainable cash flows, diversified, long-term customer contracts and
capital-intensive infrastructure. About Johnson Controls - Johnson
Controls, Inc. is a global market leader in facility management and
control. For non-residential facilities, Johnson Controls provides control
systems and services including comfort, energy and security management.
Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), founded in 1885, has headquarters in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its sales for 2004 totaled $26.6 billion. For more
information on Johnson Controls, Inc., visit the company's web site at
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/ . DATASOURCE: Thermal North America Inc.
CONTACT: Naomi Hawthorne of Trigen, +1-414-278-6010 ex: 3001, e-mail, Web
site: http://www.suezenergyna.com/ http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/
2005 Houston
firm sells Trigen-Kansas City Energy, June 30, 2005
SUEZ Energy North America Inc. has sold Trigen-Kansas City Energy Corp. to
Thermal North America Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
2007 Veolia
to Acquire Thermal North America, June 12, 2007
Veolia Environnement said on Tuesday it would launch a rights share issue
worth 2.6 billion euros ($3.47 billion) and announced the planned purchase
of Thermal North America for an enterprise value of $788 million.
The capital increase with preferential subscription rights will be at a
price of 49.70 euros per new share, the French utility group said in a
statement. Veolia's existing shares closed trading on Monday at 58.67
euros.
Veolia, which has been on a buying spree since the middle of last year,
said Boston-based Thermal North America Inc focuses on investments in
district heatings and cooling systems and the acquisition would lift the
market share of its Dalkia heating division to 10% in the region.
The rights issue will create about 52 million new shares, Veolia said, and
will dilute earnings per share by around 1% in 2007.
The offer will be managed by Societe Generale Corporate and Investment
banking, Lazard-Natixis and Morgan Stanley International
2011 Trigen’s
Name Change to Veolia Energy Reflects Company’s Broad Range of Energy
Efficient Solutions, February 17, 2011
Acquired in December 2007, Trigen’s adoption of its Veolia Energy parent
company name completes a three-year transition period
2016 "Energy company that heats and cools downtown Kansas City is going green," Kansas City Star, July 21, 2016
2020 Antin
Infrastructure Partners creates new Vicinity Energy, January 29,
2020
Antin Infrastructure Partners has created a new brand called Vicinity
Energy, a district energy provider.
Vicinity Energy was created from Antin’s purchase of Veolia North
America’s district energy assets in the United States. The company is
comprised of central energy plants and associated distribution networks
that supply steam or hot water, chilled water, and electricity, across 13
networks in 10 major cities.
“With Antin’s strong financial backing and planned infrastructure
investments, Vicinity has the opportunity to leverage its veteran
expertise and apply it to the growth and advancement of district energy
systems across the U.S.,” William DiCroce, president and chief executive
officer of Vicinity Energy, said. “Today’s energy landscape is evolving
rapidly, which is why property owners, developers, and major institutions
alike are increasingly gravitating toward this established technology,
recognizing it as a green, cost competitive, and super-reliable energy
option. Cities also recognize the important role we play in reducing the
carbon footprint of their environs.”
Vicinity Energy currently supplies energy and related services to more
than 200 million square feet of building space in Philadelphia, Boston,
Baltimore, and Kansas City. The Boston-based company supplies over 400
megawatts (MW) of combined heat and power (CHP) production.
The completion of this deal, which closed on Dec. 30, 2019, represents
Antin’s first big energy acquisition in North America. Antin is a global
infrastructure investment firm.
2023 Our History and Future: Vicinity Energy in Kansas City
© 2024 Morris A. Pierce