What kind of power plant does MSU have?
Michigan State University has a co-generation plant, the T.B. Simon Power Plant, which generates all the electrical power for the university. The plant relies primarily on coal for its source of fuel. It supplies all the heat to campus by steam lines. In the summer, the steam is used to run refrigeration units for air conditioning. Since MSU has a co-generating power plant, we use the steam both to make electricity and to heat and cool many of our campus buildings. Since the 1980’s, we’ve been increasing our use of steam for producing electricity.
Michigan State University has a co-generation plant, the T.B. Simon Power Plant, which generates all the electrical power for the University. The plant relies primarily on coal for its source of fuel. It supplies all the heat to campus by steam lines. In the summer, the steam is used to run refrigeration units for air conditioning. Since MSU has a co-generating power plant, we use the steam both to make electricity and to heat and cool many of our campus buildings. Since the 1980s, we’ve been increasing our use of steam for producing electricity.
