U of M South East Steam Plant
A cold night to begin 2022. The sun has just set leaving some color in the sky.
The plant was constructed in 1903 to provide electricity for the Twin City Rapid Transit street railway system. It supported the area's major form of public transportation for 50 years.
Minneapolis converted to buses in 1949–1954, and in the early 1950s, Northern States Power Company (now Xcel Energy) acquired the building. The University of Minnesota purchased the plant in 1976 for $1
50 years ago I worked at this plant when I was a boiler operator for NSP. It was operated by crews from the Riverside steam plant and was used only on excessive power use days.
U of M South East Steam Plant
A cold night to begin 2022. The sun has just set leaving some color in the sky.
The plant was constructed in 1903 to provide electricity for the Twin City Rapid Transit street railway system. It supported the area's major form of public transportation for 50 years.
Minneapolis converted to buses in 1949–1954, and in the early 1950s, Northern States Power Company (now Xcel Energy) acquired the building. The University of Minnesota purchased the plant in 1976 for $1
50 years ago I worked at this plant when I was a boiler operator for NSP. It was operated by crews from the Riverside steam plant and was used only on excessive power use days.