WMU facilities have received their heat energy from a coal-fired plant since 1904, and the last use of coal was in 1999.
Annual steam and electric CO2 emissions peaked in 1990 at 150,958 metric tonnes. In 2022, CO2 emissions were 67,588 tonnes resulting in a 70% reduction.
50% of the campus steam needs are created through a heat recovery process using no additional fossil fuel.