History of District Heating in the United States

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District Heating in Germantown, Pennsylvania

The Germantown Steam Company was organized in 1894 and began supplying steam the following year. The company shut down in 1963 due to financial difficulties.

1901 Map of the Germantown Steam Company Plant

References
1894 Germantown Steam Company incorporated, May 14, 1894, Capital $30,000

1895 An Ordinance transferring to the Germantown Steam Company the privileges granted to the Overbrook Steam Heat Company, July 3, 1895

1962 "Shutdown Threatens To Cut Off Heat to 280 Pelham Homes," The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 6, 1962, Page 33

1962 "Steam Heat Firm Extends Date for Shutdown," The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 8, 1962, Page 37

1962 "PGW May Aid Steam Concern," The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 27, 1962, Page 26

1963 "Steam Firm Due to Cool Off," The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 30, 1963, Page 6

1963 "Germantown Steam Co. To Abandon Service," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 9, 1963, Page 7