District Energy St. Paul - aVenture Non-Profit Research
District Energy St. Paul
Operating Status: Operating
District Energy supplies district heating and cooling to connected buildings in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
District Energy is a nonprofit thermal energy provider serving downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the adjacent West Side neighborhood. Its shared infrastructure delivers hot water and chilled water to customer buildings for heating and cooling. The system integrates biomass-fired cogeneration, thermal storage, and solar thermal technology.
Customers connect through heat exchangers that replace onsite boilers and chillers. Hot water supports building heating, domestic water heating, snow melting, and process heating; chilled water supports air conditioning and process cooling. Ever-Green Energy operates and manages the system, while customer resources include engineering advice, billing assistance, and energy efficiency guidance.
