Daybreak / West Chester University, District Geothermal and former central steam plant
Wednesday 21 October 2026
West Chester University, District Geothermal and former central steam plant
West Chester University, PASSHE public university
workableCHESTER COUNTY
Temperature
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District geothermal wellfield, daily mean ground temperature figures published in a case study
the field that decides whether a lift is needed
Owner
West Chester University, PASSHE public university is not in the register, so there is nothing to link to. Recorded as absent and not created by the loader.
Place
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The record
What it isUniversity campus with a district geo-exchange heating and cooling system that replaced a coal fired steam plant
Heat evidenceDistrict geothermal heats and cools about 52 percent of campus building space across 12 buildings. The coal fired boiler plant was decommissioned in 2014 and razed in 2018
TemperatureDistrict geothermal wellfield, daily mean ground temperature figures published in a case study
Fuelelectricity for heat pumps, no combustion for the geo-exchange
Capacity52 percent of campus space on geo-exchange, 12 buildings
UtilityPECO
Electrical detailnot found
LandSemi urban campus, constrained, estimated from imagery
Capital signalCentral utility plant modernisation study by Burns Engineering for a climate action strategy
SignatoryWest Chester University facilities and PASSHE facilities leadership
CityWest Chester
CountyChester
Sources
AASHE STARS report, reports.aashe.org, 2022
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Burns Engineering, burns-group.com, undated
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WCU geothermal NACUBO paper, wcupa.edu, 2014
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Electrical detailnot found