Medical Area Total Energy Plant

The Medical Area Total Energy Plant is a facility in Boston, Massachusetts providing steam, chilled water, and electricity to the Longwood Medical Area.

Proposed in 1974 and completed in 1986, the facility encountered fierce community opposition and cost $350 million—$310 million more than the $40 million originally projected.

Sources

Pasternack, Claire A. (June 4, 2003). "Total Energy to Total Disaster". The Harvard Crimson.

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