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. 18 district energy assets in 11 cities for $1.25 billion, and has acquired further systems since.[1][2]

Assets acquired from Veolia include:

  • The 163MW natural-gas Grays Ferry co-generation plant in Philadelphia serving over 400 buildings, including Walnut Street Theatre[3]
  • The district energy plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma serving 27 buildings in Downtown Tulsa.
  • The 232MW natural-gas Kendall Cogeneration Station serving Boston and Cambridge with over 65 million square feet of buildings among over 230 customers[4][5]
  • The 5MW Hickory Meadows landfill-gas-to-energy facility in Hilbert, Wisconsin
  • Natural-gas cogeneration plant in Kansas City, Missouri to over 4 million square feet of buildings[6][7]
  • Natural-gas cogeneration plant in Grand Rapids to over 100 buildings[8][9]
  • Three networks in Baltimore to over 30 million square feet of buildings, including Walters Art Museum and Mercy Medical Center[10][11]

Later acquisitions:

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.[14] 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.[15][16]

Officers

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. ↑ "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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