Metro Nashville District Energy System Will Provide Steam and Chilled Water for the Music City Center During Construction and for Ongoing Operations

3/31/2011

The pipeline design is completed and construction will begin shortly to install the new District Energy System pipelines needed to serve the Music City Center. Steam and Chilled Water services are scheduled to go online next Spring so that DES can serve the facility during project construction, then continue providing ongoing services once the center is fully operational. The new underground distribution system includes a 12” steam line, a 6” condensate return line, and two 24” chilled water lines that extend from the existing distribution system serving the Schermerhorn Symphony Center to the point of entry at the Music City Center on Demonbreun Street.

DES will provide heating and cooling during construction of the Music City Center that otherwise would require temporary services. DES chilled water will provide cooling during the warmer months of the year primarily to remove humidity from the building during construction. During winter months, steam will be used to heat the enclosed areas of the building. DES offers a very good fit with the new environmentally friendly Music City Center both during construction and on an ongoing basis for many reasons including: a reduced carbon footprint when compared to alternative stand alone heating and cooling options, lower capital costs and overall savings on heating and cooling costs for the center, and the aesthetic advantage of not having cooling towers and other stand alone components competing with the overall design of the center.