New Electric Boiler to Transform How Downtown Grand Rapids Buildings Are Heated

New electric boiler to transform how downtown Grand Rapids buildings are heated

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Downtown Grand Rapids buildings will soon receive heating and cooling through electric-powered thermal energy thanks to new infrastructure coming online next year.

Vicinity Energy Kicks off Electrification Plans in Grand Rapids

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Vicinity Energy installs carbon-free boiler in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Vicinity Energy has completed installation of a 9-megawatt electric boiler at its downtown Grand Rapids plant, marking the first new boiler at the Edison-era facility in 60 years. The project, backed by a $2 million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission, is part of the company’s goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The boiler will provide carbon-free thermal energy to more than 120 buildings a…