Crown Eco Capital Management Energy Reviews: Gundersen powers up biomass boiler

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Crown Eco Capital Management Energy Reviews
Gundersen powers up biomass boiler

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LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) -- Gundersen Health
System took a big step toward energy independence
Wednesday, as they powered-up a new biomass
boiler.
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It's located on the La Crosse campus and makes up
38 percent of the energy independence goal.
Gundersen is on track achieve that independence
by 2014
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The boiler generates steam that is used to heat
buildings as well as to power laundry and kitchen
facilities and even sanitize medical equipment.
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"This sets the example for the community that
Gundersen is really concerned about cost," said
Alan Eber, the manger of energy and engineering.
"We're trying to reduce the cost of care for our
patients by lowering the cost of our energy
usage.
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We're also being environmentally friendly, it
sets that example. It improves the health of our
community by putting less fossil fuel waste into
the atmosphere."
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The boiler is powered by wood chips from around
western Wisconsin. The biomass boiler is
estimated to save Gundersen Health System about
500,000 a year.
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