Tempus Fugit Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 report can anyone explain what they have steam pipes under the ground for in New York ? I know on the old films you see steam coming out of vents in the street, but what's it all about ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Many of the larger cities in the US have large central steam plants. The steam is sold to office buildings for heating and cooling. clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 Many of the larger cities in the US have large central steam plants. The steam is sold to office buildings for heating and cooling. clicky I read that in the report, is it just a byproduct of the local power station ? (sorry, Wiki was a bit slow loading the rest of the page where it explained cogeneration !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 In film noir and pulp fiction it was always Chinese Laundarys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 see http://www.coned.com/history/steam.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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