Saint Paul RiverCentre and District Energy St. Paul: Partners in solar and sustainability

摘要

Overlooking the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minn., is one of the premier convention centers in the Midwest: Saint Paul RiverCentre. Since it opened in 1998, the 162,000-sq-ft facility has hosted a wide variety of meetings, trade exhibitions, festivals and other events, including the 2008 Republican National Convention and President George W. Bush's 2001 energy policy address. It is owned by the city of Saint Paul and managed, together with the adjacent Xcel Energy Center and Roy Wilkins Auditorium, by Saint Paul Arena Co. A customer of District Energy St. Paul from the start, Saint Paul RiverCentre is known as a model of sustainability practices that include its most recent green project: a groundbreaking solar thermal installation.