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American energy company

Vicinity Energy is the largest district energy provider in the United States. Headquartered in Boston, it is a subsidiary of Antin Infrastructure Partners. It launched at the beginning of 2020 on Antin's purchase of Veolia's U.S. district energy assets in 11 cities for $1.25 billion, and has acquired further systems since.

Vicinity Energy's systems include:

  • The 163MW Grays Ferry co-generation plant in Philadelphia, serving over 70 million square feet of building space, including Walnut Street Theatre.
  • The district energy plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma serving 7 million square feet of building space in Downtown Tulsa.
  • The district energy system in Oklahoma City, serving 9.9 million square feet of building space.
  • The 200MW Kendall Cogeneration Station serving 70 million square feet of building space.
  • The district energy facility in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 11 million square feet of building space.
  • The Kent County waste-to-energy facility and district energy system in Grand Rapids, serving 10 million square feet of building space.
  • The Baltimore district energy system, serving over 30 million square feet of building space, including Walters Art Museum and Mercy Medical Center.
  • The Atlantic Station chilled water system, serving 4.7 million square feet of building space in Atlanta.
  • The Trenton district energy system, serving 12 million square feet of building space.

Later acquisitions:

  • Vicinity also owns and operates the Watergate complex's Watergate Energy Collaborative Utility system, which was acquired in June 2020.
  • In Morgantown, West Virginia, Vicinity owns and operates West Virginia University's district steam system, acquired in July 2020.

Decarbonization progress

In April 2022, The Boston Globe reported Vicinity was launching eSteam™, a first-of-its-kind innovation in the United States designed to rapidly decarbonize the highest source of emissions in commercial buildings. The company became the first in the U.S. to electrify its operations, offering renewable thermal energy by installing electric boilers, industrial-scale heat pumps, and thermal storage at its central facilities starting in Boston and Cambridge, with its other facilities around the country to follow. The company is committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions across all of its operations by 2050 or sooner.

In April, 2023, Vicinity Energy and announced a partnership with the Augsburg, Germany-based organization MAN Energy Solutions to collaborate in developing low-temperature source heat pump systems for steam generation. Vicinity plans to install an industrial-scale heat pump complex at its Cambridge facility, and once installed, it will be powered by renewable electricity to harvest energy from the Charles River safely and efficiently, returning it to a lower temperature so as not to harm the river’s environment.

In November 2023, Vicinity announced the arrival of a 42MW industrial-scale electric boiler at the Kendall Square facility in Cambridge. The electrode boiler was provided by Precision Boilers (Thermon). After passing a factory acceptance test, the boiler was delivered to our Kendall facility to be prepared for installation. Once operational, the boiler will enable the immediate production of eSteam™, Vicinity’s award-winning carbon-free thermal energy product

Leadership team

  • William DiCroce, president and CEO
  • Kevin Hagerty, deputy CEO and president
  • Rob Arendell, general counsel
  • Pamela Clark, interim chief commercial officer
  • Bill Fahey, chief operating officer
  • Ryan Gerlach, senior vice president, human resources
  • John Gibson, chief technical officer
  • Brian Mueller, chief development officer
  • Matt O'Malley, chief sustainability officer
  • Kevin Walsh, chief financial officer

References

  1. "Antin strikes deal for Veolia's US district energy business at USD 1.25bn EV". Inframation. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. "Vicinity is the Largest Provider of District Energy in North America". Vicinity. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. "Vicinity to Provide Heat and Hot Water to America's Oldest Theatre". Vicinity. 17 December 2020.
  4. "The Green Way for The Bay State to Keep Warm". Vicinity. 6 October 2021.
  5. "Vicinity Shifts Boston Facilities to 100% Emissions-Free Electricity". Vicinity. 16 December 2021.
  6. "Vicinity Secures Contract to Expand District Energy in Kansas City". Vicinity. 8 September 2021.
  7. Stafford, Diane (July 21, 2016). "Energy company that heats and cools downtown Kansas City is going green". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. "Vicinity Energy Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Grand Rapids". Vicinity. 18 August 2021.
  9. Balaskovitz, Andy (July 5, 2020). "New GR steam plant owner eyes expansion amid downtown growth". mibiz.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. "Vicinity Energy Provides Green Steam to Walters Art Museum". Vicinity. 3 March 2021.
  11. "Vicinity Extends District Energy Contract with Mercy Medical Center". Vicinity. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. "Vicinity Acquires Central Energy Plant Serving Watergate Complex". Vicinity. 17 June 2020.
  13. "Vicinity Acquires District Energy System Serving Morgantown". Vicinity. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  14. "Vineyard Wind investor branching out". The Boston Globe. April 7, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  15. "Vicinity Energy Launches Carbon-free Renewable Energy Technology in Boston". Boston Real Estate Times. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  16. "Vicinity Energy Launches ESteam to Decarbonize Commercial Buildings". Environment + Energy Leader. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  17. "Clean Energy Future". Vicinity. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  18. "Vicinity and MAN Energy Partner on Industrial-Scale Heat Pump". Vicinity. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  19. "Vicinity Energy Announces Arrival of 42MW Electric Boiler". Vicinity. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  20. "Vicinity Recognized with Chamber of Commerce Visionary Award". Vicinity. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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  28. "Boston City Council President Matt O'Malley Joins Vicinity as Chief Sustainability Officer". Vicinity. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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