MTA, Mamdani Explain Subway Heat Energy Proposal
Officials say the pilot could be the first U.S. transit thermal energy network and may help cut fossil fuel use.
- On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, and Governor Kathy Hochul announced a partnership to study Thermal Energy Network technology at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and Chambers Street station complex.
- The Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall complex is one of the "sweatiest" in the 472-station system, reaching 96 degrees; officials aim to capture this wasted heat to warm nearby municipal buildings, including City Hall and the Tweed Courthouse, during winter.
- This $800,000 feasibility study will examine boring 500 to 600-foot-deep holes to transfer heat through pipes; Lieber said the project marks the first time this technology has been tested in a U.S. transit system.
- City Comptroller Mark Levine noted the model could be replicated across the five boroughs if successful, and the plan coincides with a broader renovation for the historic Chambers Street station, which dates to 1913.
- Should the feasibility study succeed, officials intend to begin design work in 2027; while the current study involves no drilling, the proposed network aims to provide a sustainable heating source for the city's municipal campus.
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Learn how Hochul and Mamdani study a thermal grid to reduce the heat of the New York Metro and reuse that energy in municipal buildings.
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MTA, Mamdani explain subway heat energy proposal
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Summer heat can make conditions uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous in subway stations. The MTA, along with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, is exploring how that heat could be captured during the summer, stored underground and then used to heat a municipal building in the winter. The idea is part of a [...]
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