Here is a little information about the snowmelt system here in downtown Holland!
Holland, MI’s snowmelt system captures waste heat from the local power plant to warm water, which is circulated through 190 miles of tubing beneath downtown sidewalks and streets. The system pumps over 4,700 gallons of 95°F water per minute and can melt about an inch of snow per hour even at 20°F with 10 mph winds. It’s a closed-loop system that reuses the same water, and it eliminates the need for salting, plowing, and slipping hazards. Today it covers about 690,000 square feet, making it the largest publicly owned snowmelt system in North America.
Curtis on
It looks like some kind of delicious dessert
Jarrettd11 on
Holland, MI is one of my favorite places to visit! Winter is the only season I have yet to experience there.
Harkers144 on
That is actually incredible
Very interesting
Thank you for sharing that info
TheOnlyVertigo on
Is that the Biergarten at New Holland Brewing Company?
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Here is a little information about the snowmelt system here in downtown Holland!
Holland, MI’s snowmelt system captures waste heat from the local power plant to warm water, which is circulated through 190 miles of tubing beneath downtown sidewalks and streets. The system pumps over 4,700 gallons of 95°F water per minute and can melt about an inch of snow per hour even at 20°F with 10 mph winds. It’s a closed-loop system that reuses the same water, and it eliminates the need for salting, plowing, and slipping hazards. Today it covers about 690,000 square feet, making it the largest publicly owned snowmelt system in North America.
It looks like some kind of delicious dessert
Holland, MI is one of my favorite places to visit! Winter is the only season I have yet to experience there.
That is actually incredible
Very interesting
Thank you for sharing that info
Is that the Biergarten at New Holland Brewing Company?