Like many great cities, Youngstown has a history of steam heat that persists today.(that's why some of the manholes in the streets downtown are steamy)
Below is a bit of history courtesy of energy.rochester.edu:
Youngstown - 1899 Independent electric co supplied exhaust steam to handful of downtown businesses. 1906 Youngsteam steam heating co constructed a plant to supply steam to about 25 buildings. ``Oddly, there was no electric generation association with this early steam heating operation.'' Mahoning County Light Company organized in 1913, bought Youngstown SHc in 1915. In 1917 the Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Co acquired the steam heating facilities and began supplying exhaust steam at North Avenue gen station building in 1889. Pennsylvania-Ohio Power and Light Co merged into Ohio Edison 1930. 196 customers in 1967, 477,919,000 lbs/yr, 5.6 miles. Youngstown Steam Heating Co. 1902L, 1910L, 1917S, 1917R, 1919R, Mahoning County Light Co 1921R, 1925R, 1930R, Ohio Edison 1962L, 1977L Serves Youngstown University. North Avenue Steam Plant. Pennsylvania & Ohio Co NDHA Member 1926 Sold 29 September 1980 to Youngstown Thermal Energy Corporation, 1992C, Steam. Youngstown State University, 1992C, Steam, CW |
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