Power Plant as Tourist Attraction

The University of Minnesota’s effort to turn a century-old heating plant on campus into a clean source of heat and power isn’t quite finished, but the $113 million project is already gaining national and international attention.

Hundreds of energy experts and other curious visitors — including a group from as far away as Germany — have toured the project in advance of its expected March completion, said Jerome Malmquist, the U of M’s director of energy management.