The Grand Junction school’s thermal energy network has caught the eye of Colorado officials, Xcel Energy, and more.
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This story is part of the Hotspots series exploring Colorado’s geothermal energy industry by CPR’s Climate Solutions Team. Explore the series here.
On a hot September day, John Marshall jangled a set of keys inside Colorado Mesa University’s Wubben Hall. Marshall is CMU’s president, and he was here to show off how the campus is largely heated and cooled by water and the Earth’s natural heat, instead of traditional oil and gas.
