With an annual steam sales of $6b, this is the second largest steam district in the US. [video]
The focus for this plant is to provide steam to buildings in the city and to centrifugal chillers (see below) rather than to turbines that generate electricity.
"Units and In-Service Dates: 15.0 MW (1925), 5.0 MW (1938)" [gem]
"The plant was one of the first in the country to install electrostatic precipitators (1937)." [i2sl]
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| Street View, Aug 2019 |
It must have converted to natural gas because the rather small area for a coal pile is now empty. Indeed, it converted in 2015. [video @ 1:43]
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| 3D Satellite |
This site started generating electricity in 1893 and started distributing steam in 1905. In addition to the expected uses of steam for heat, hot water, industrial processes, etc., it helps power chilled water facilities. [CEG-history] "More than 250 commercial buildings and industries depend on steam for heat and more than 60 utilize chilled water for cooling from Citizens." [CEG-thermal]
Steam powered centrifugal chillers are used to supply the chilled water.
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| process-heating [paycount 2] |
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| process-heating [paycount 2] Steam-turbine-driven chillers have been around for almost a century. Now with a stable supply of low cost natural gas in the United States, they are becoming a popular choice particularly for large combined heat and power (CHP) applications. Steam-turbine-chillers are also attractive when the cost of steam is relatively low compared to the cost of electricity. |
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| Ron Gratton posted Lucas Oil Stadium from the banks of the White River in Indianapolis, Indiana and the Downtown steam plant. |
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| Ron commented on his post |
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| One of several interior photos via Zach Dobson's blog |
The tracks closest to the plant were the Pennsy's.
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| 1948 Indianapolis West Quad @ 24,000 |
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