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UNM Campus Electrification and Geo-Exchange Heating System Project

Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Source: KRQE

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A major campus infrastructure project at the University of New Mexico to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning all new buildings to fully electric and switching heating systems from gas to geothermal or solar energy. This includes drilling shallow wells to utilize the earth as a battery for heating and cooling through a geo-exchange system. The new police building will be the first all-

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Energy Storage, Mass Transit, Solar, Geothermal, Education, Commercial
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
KRQE

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The project “UNM Campus Electrification and Geo-Exchange Heating System Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from KRQE.

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2026-07-22

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A major campus infrastructure project at the University of New Mexico to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning all new buildings to fully electric and switching heating systems from gas to geothermal or solar energy. This includes drilling shallow wells to utilize the earth as a battery for heating and cooling through a geo-exchange system. The new police building will be the first all-electric building, followed by the new CCAT building.

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United States of America (USA)

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New Mexico

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Albuquerque

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Energy Storage, Mass Transit, Solar, Geothermal, Education, Commercial

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2025-11-04

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