Vicinity Energy 2023 Exhibitor Profile

Erected in 1897, the Fulton Street steam plant has fueled the growth of the local economy over the last century by supplying resilient thermal energy to local businesses and industries in Grand Rapids. Used in space heating and cooling, domestic hot and chilled water, humidification, and sterilization, Vicinity Energy’s innovative district energy system supplies reliable thermal energy to a variety of customers in downtown Grand Rapids—including the Amway Grand Hotel, the Devos Place Convention Center, the Van Andel Research Institute, and St. Mary’s Hospital.

As owner and operator of the district energy system, Vicinity Energy has invested over $10 million in plant and distribution system improvements to increase its energy reliability, resiliency and cost effectiveness, in addition to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 11,000 tons annually.