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Medical Area Total Energy Plant

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Dana Farber, power plant, and parking garage, March 2013
Dana Farber, power plant, and parking garage, March 2013

The Medical Area Total Energy Plant, in Boston, Massachusetts, is a gas-fired co-generation power plant providing steam, chilled water, and electricity to the Longwood Medical Area. Proposed in 1974 and completed in 1986, the facility encountered fierce community opposition and cost $350 million‍—‌$310 million more than the originally projected $40 million.

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Medical Area Total Energy Plant
Brookline Avenue, Boston Fenway / Kenmore

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Medical Area Total Energy Plant

Brookline Avenue 474
02120 Boston, Fenway / Kenmore
Massachusetts, United States
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Dana Farber, power plant, and parking garage, March 2013
Dana Farber, power plant, and parking garage, March 2013
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