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District Heating in Trenton, New Jersey

The Cogeneration Development Corporation built a district energy system in Trnton, New Jersey that began service in December 1983.  The company later became part of Trigen and was bought by Vicinity Energy in 2019.


1986 System map

References
1977 Trenton ICES, Phase I, Final Report, July 14, 1977

1983 "Trenton district heating plans backed by creative financing." Gas Turbine World; (United States) 13(3):24-25 (January 1983)

1985 Cogeneration/district heating in Trenton, New Jersey. Final report, June 20, 1985

1986  City of Trenton district heating : a development incentive  

1986 "Cogeneration and DHC in Trenton," by Tom Casten and Kevin Brown, Cogeneration Development Corporation, District Heating and Cooling 71(3):7-12, 14, 16-17 (First Quarter 1986)


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