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ABSTRACT
The University of Texas at Austin's combined heat and power (CHP) plant has provided reliable, effi cient, and cost effective utilities since its inception in 1928. This natural-gas-fired plant currently can produce up to 110 MW of electricity at 12-kV and 4.16-kV, 1.1 million lbs/hr of steam at 425 psi, 700°F, and 40,800 tons of chilled water using electric and steam turbine driven chillers. The system also provides the campus compressed air and about 9 million gallons per year of demineralized water for building and laboratory use. The system supports a campus of about 16 million square feet via underground tunnels and electrical duct banks.