Only twelve boilers were needed to provide sufficient steam for full capacity power generation, leaving two in reserve.
The geothermal energy is also used to provide hot steam and water for winter heating throughout the area.
Nuclear power plants can be fitted with taps after the turbines to provide steam to a heating system.
These systems also recover intrinsic energy from the nonrecyclable portion of waste, thus providing steam.
The underground system of pipes would service industry first, providing boiling hot steam, and then domestic homes that require lower temperature heat.
Only one boiler was working, providing steam to turn the turbogenerators and provide electrical power.
The plant is a cogeneration facility that provides electricity, heat and steam for the campus.
Although there were two boilers fitted, one only was necessary to provide sufficient steam.
It was built in 1896 and burned rubbish, to provide steam for the electricity generator.
It also provided steam to heat the public baths.