Daybreak / Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Central Utility Plant
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Central Utility Plant
Penn State Health, part of The Pennsylvania State University system
strongDAUPHIN COUNTY
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Penn State Health, part of The Pennsylvania State University system is not in the register, so there is nothing to link to. Recorded as absent and not created by the loader.
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What it is628 bed academic medical centre with its own central utility plant since 1965
Heat evidenceThe central utility plant provides 100 percent of campus heating and cooling. A CHP plant with a Solar Turbines Taurus 70 at 7.5 MW and a heat recovery steam generator supplies a consistent 80 000 lb an hour of steam. Steam used for space heating, hot water and sterilisation at a hospital operating 24 hours
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Fuelnatural gas and heating oil, dual fuel. CHP covers 54 percent of power and 96 percent of steam
Capacity628 beds. Campus 242 000 square metres across 223 hectares. Annual energy about 112 000 000 kWh electricity and 573 000 MMBtu natural gas
UtilityPPL Electric Utilities region
Electrical detailnot found. Electric deregulation in 2010 prompted analysis
LandLarge 223 hectare campus with plain space, estimated from imagery
Capital signalAcademic Medical Center Facilities Plan noting central utility plant boilers and electrical components operating 10 to 15 percent beyond useful life. A and E team selection letter of interest, December 2025
SignatoryPenn State Health and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center leadership with the Penn State Office of Physical Plant. President Don McKenna named
CityHershey
CountyDauphin
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CHA, chasolutions.com, undated
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IDEA and DOE, System Performance Best Practices, 2023
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PEER GBCI, peer.gbci.org, undated
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Penn State Office of Physical Plant, opp.psu.edu, 2025-12
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