1.02.11
7:00 pm
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University of Southern Maine officials will have one less New Year’s resolution to worry about in 2025 thanks to the recent conversion of the Portland campus central heat plant from oil to natural gas.
Converting the Portland campus to natural gas by 2025 is one of a number of goals included in USM’s “Plan for Carbon Neutrality."
“This is a huge accomplishment that has many environmental as well as economic benefits,” said USM Executive Director of Facilities Management Bob Bertram. With the Portland conversion from #6 residual oil, USM central plants in both Gorham and Portland now use natural gas, reducing USM’s carbon output by 1,048 metric tons per year.
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