Campus Energy System

DES is preparing to replace Capitol Campus’ outdated and failing heating and cooling system with a zero-carbon solution.

An illustration showing the heating and cooling loop between the buildings of West Capitol Campus. — Preliminary diagram of underground ambient temperature lines serving Capitol Campus buildings. The location of a central utility plant, shown in dark gray in the upper left quadrant of this image, has not yet been chosen.

DES will install an ambient temperature loop to heat and cool more than a dozen state buildings across Capitol Campus.

State-of-the-art zero-carbon technology will replace campus’ 100-year-old natural-gas-fired system, which is at risk of failure.

Replacing the old system will help us meet the state’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard.

Cost: $9.2 million.

Phase: Design

Funding source: 2025-27 state capital budget

Timeline: DES will manage the project to minimize disruptions and costs over three biennia. Initial timeline: 2027 through 2034. Construction should begin on East Campus in late 2027.