How'd They Do It? Montpelier Team Slashes Plant Energy Use

By refusing to be satisfied with established practices, the plant team in Vermont’s capital has slashed energy use and helped the city toward its net zero goal.
How'd They Do It? Montpelier Team Slashes Plant Energy Use
The primary settling tanks at the Montpelier plant with a movable bridge for primary sludge collection.

In his five years at the Montpelier Water Resource Recovery Facility, Chris Cox has learned the value of asking one simple question: “Is this how it has to be?”

Since 2010, that question has helped the plant staff cut total energy use almost in half.

That helped the plant...

Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy!


Discussion

Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted.