2 - Friday, February 16, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters What's the deal with all those smokestacks near the Hill? It's not as shocking as you might think High above campus, brick chim- neys belch steam day and night. Although they might look like part of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, the smokestacks are part of the Uni- versity's Central Power Plant. The plant produces more than half of the energy used on campus. Initially, it produced enough ener- gy to serve all of campus and some hospital buildings. However, the University's growth has necessitated the import of electricity. The plant, located on East Huron Street, provides steam, electric- ity, compressed air and hot water to almost 100 buildings on Central Campus. It has provided energy to the University since it was built in 1924. I(t produces about 250,000,000 kilowatt hours of power each year. It has been recognized as one of the most efficient plants in the country for its unusual fusion of energy and heating. After using steam to produce elec- tricity, the plant pumps the steam around campus to heat buildings. In 1924, a 250-foot-long tunnel was built to carry heat to the Univer- sity. The plant was also expanded by 598,000 cubic feet. Although technology has advanced since the plant opened, the plant cur- rently requires four maintenance workers at all times - one more than the plant needed when it opened. The University has worked to reduce plant emissions. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agen- cy awarded the plant for its effort to reduce greenhouse gases. The EPA gave the University's power plant an efficiency rating of 86 percent. The average steam power plant only runs at 40 percent effi- ciency. By using about 18 percent less fuel than other plants, the plant saves enough natural gas to heat about 17,000 homes per year. During the summer months, the University maintains the same elec- trical production. The University needs less steam for heating, though, because of the higher temperatures. For this reason, the University uses steam-powered air conditioning in many of its buildings. Although steam-powered air conditioning typi- cally costs more than other types of air conditioning, it saves money over- all because it uses steam that has already been produced. ELISE WOZNICKI Smoke billows from the University's Central Power Plant. The plant helps heat campus and produces more than half of the University's electricity. 413 E. 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He was on parole for a drug conviction. Wallet, phone stolen at CCRB WHERE: Central Campus Becreation Building WHEN: Thursday at about 9:p.n. WHAT:Astudent'swallet and phone were stolenafter they were left unattended on annoys students WHERE: Weill Hall WHEN: Thursday at about 4 a.m. WHAT: A man was sleeping and snoring loudly on a couch in the lobby. Students trying to study reported the incident to DPS. The man has a his- tory of sleeping in University buildings. 'U' employee gets annoying phone calls WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Thursday at about 3:30 p.m. WHAT:A female staff member received harassing calls on her cell phone, DPS reported. Dance company performance WHAT: A dance show, cho- reographed by Stephen Petro- nio, called "Bloom" WHO: University Musical Society WHEN: Today at 8p.m. WHERE: Power Center Play about identity mix-ups WHAT: A play called "She Stoops to Conquer" WHO: Department of Theatre and Drama WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Mendelssohn The- atre, the Michigan League Talk by former NFL commish WHAT: A talk by former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue WHO: Ross School of Busi- ness WHEN: 1:30 p.m. today WHERE: Rackham Audito- rium Chinese New Year party WHAT: A celebration of the Chinese New Year, including food and games WHO: Taiwan Student Asso- ciation WHEN: 7 to10 p.m. today WHERE: Bagnoud Building, 1300 Beal Ave. CORRECTIONS f A photograph on yester- day's front page of Medical School Prof. Gerard Doherty was miscredited yesterday. It was taken by Ben Simon. Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. 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