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Re:How the New York City steam system works by b0ner_t0ner on Saturday October 29, 2022 @08:55PM (#33389717)
> “Con Ed steam system has evolved from using coal to heavy fuel oil to natural gas. We’re really working to continue this effort of greening the system using renewable fuels or renewable technologies.”

Wish they went into more details about this, like how much is from wind and solar.

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Re:How the New York City steam system works by the_third_wave on Saturday October 29, 2022 @09:18PM (#33389869)
They don't need to go further into it as they state the answer right there in the article: We add fuel (our fuel is 97% natural gas). We only use fuel oil in the dead of winter if there’s a natural gas shortage or emergency, otherwise we are natural gas all the time

In other words they currently use gas and a bit of oil.

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