University of Virginia Heating Plant

The University of Virginia Main Heating Plant consists of a total of five boilers of differing sizes to produce steam for heat and related university operations:
 * Boiler 1: Union Iron Works Coal-Fired Boiler with a maximum rated heat input capacity of 50 MMBtu/hr
 * Boiler 2: IBW Coal and Natural Gas-Fired Boiler with a maximum rated heat input capacity of 95 MMBtu/hr
 * Boiler 3: Union Iron Works Coal-Fired Boiler with a maximum rated heat input capacity of 90 MMBtu/hr
 * Boiler 4: Keeler Natural Gas and Residual Oil-Fired Boiler with a maximum rated heat input capacity of 112.5 MMBtu/hr
 * Boiler 5: Keeler Coal and Natural Gas-Fired Boiler with a maximum rated heat input capacity of 112.5 MMBtu/hr

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Campus coal plants
 * Existing U.S. Coal Plants
 * Opposition to existing coal plants
 * Coal
 * Coal and jobs
 * Coal-fired power plant capacity and generation
 * Coal phase-out
 * Coal plant conversion projects
 * Coal plants near residential areas

External resources

 * Anne C. Mulkern, "Colleges Are Battlegrounds for Coal Fight," Greenwire, October 14, 2009.
 * Campuses Beyond Coal Campaign, Sierra Club, September 2009.
 * "DOE Announces Winners of Annual University Coal Research Grants," July 7, 2005.
 * American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment