Plant Operations
| David Howell | Supervisor | (334) 844-9576 |
Plant Operations operates and maintains the District Energy Plants and their distribution systems that provide chilled water, hot water and steam for building cooling, heating, hot domestic water, and steam processes. In addition, Plant Operations is responsible for maintaining water treatment programs for building HVAC systems and the District Energy Plants. The water treatment program utilizes both chemical and mechanical treatment equipment.
District Energy Systems
The Chilled Water System is an underground closed loop system. 40 degree chilled water is produced and sent to the buildings on campus for air conditioning then the water is pumped from the buildings back to the plant to be chilled for use again. Plant capacity is as follows: (click here to download the AU Main Campus Chilled Water System)
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Main Campus |
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| Chilled Water Plant I: | 4,500 Tons | |
| Chilled Water Plant II: | 8,500 Tons | |
| District Energy Plant I: | 10,000 Tons | |
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Vet School Campus |
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| Chilled Water Plant III: | 4,800 Tons | |
The Hot Water System is an underground closed loop system. 225 degree hot water is produced and pumped to the buildings on campus for heat and hot domestic water, and then the water is pumped from the buildings back to the plant to be heated for use again. Plant capacity is as follows: (click here to download the AU Main Campus Hot Water System)
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Main Campus |
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| Hot Water Plant I: | 2,400 Boiler Horsepower (Water) | |
| District Energy Plant I: | 4,000 Boiler Horsepower (Water) | |
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Vet School Campus |
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| Hot Water Plant II: | 1,500 Boiler Horsepower (Water) | |
The Steam System is an underground closed loop system. 100 psi steam is produced and sent to various buildings on campus for heat, domestic hot water, and processes. Once the energy is transferred, the steam is condensed and pumped back to the plant to be heated for use again. Plant capacity is as follows:
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Main Campus |
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| Satellite Steam Plant: | 750 Boiler Horsepower (Steam) | |
| Coliseum Steam Plant: |
1,000 Boiler Horsepower (Steam) |
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Last Updated: May 19, 2020