Meeting/Event Information

Join ASHRAE NCF for a facility tour of the South Energy Center with Gainesville Regional Utilities! 

Note: Please wear pants and closed-toe shoes for the tour.

"GRU is the owner and operator of the South Energy Center (SEC), a combined heat and power facility that provides onsite energy to the UF Health South Campus. The SEC serves the entire energy needs of the UF Health Cancer, Heart and Vascular, and Neuromedicine hospitals by providing electricity, emergency power, chilled water, steam, and hot water, as well as medical gas infrastructure. The SEC and the UF Health South Campus are inside a microgrid that can operate as an “island,” meaning that it can lose electrical power from the grid and, through onsite generation, still provide the entire energy needs of the hospitals without service interruption. This arrangement provides a high level of reliability and resiliency for these critical medical facilities." - GRU