Stanford University's new energy management and control system

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Strategic Plan. Energy Manage.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6533369

Wilke, K A

Like many other major universities, Stanford is truly a self-supporting community. Over 20,000 faculty, students, and staff populate an 8,000-acre campus with a local post office and a full-service fire and police station. Nationally acclaimed teaching and research programs are housed and supported in over 10 million square feed of building space. These facilities range from a new multi-million dollar electronics research building to the 100-year-old humanities and sciences quad. The heating and cooling needs of campus buildings of Stanford University are primarily served by a central plant with a 7,000-ton cooling and 240,000 lbs/hr steam heating capacity. Electricity is provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to a central substation and distributed through a university-owned system. A 49 MW cogeneration plant now under construction will provide steam and electricity beginning in 1987. This plant will be third-party owned and operated. Campus peak demand is now close to 20 MW, so most of the cogenerated electricity will be sold to PGandE. Given the diverse qualities of campus facilities (and the associated variety of user needs to be met), a coordinated approach to the maintenance and control of building systems is required. For this reason, campus buildings are maintained by centralized HVAC, plumbing and electrical service groups.

• Research Organization: Facilities Engineer, Energy Management Group, Stanford Univ.
• OSTI ID: 6533369
• Journal Information: Strategic Plan. Energy Manage.; (United States), Journal Name: Strategic Plan. Energy Manage.; (United States) Vol. 6:1; ISSN SPEME
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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