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MTA explores plan to turn subway heat into energy: How would it work?
New York City and the MTA are collaborating to capture excess heat from subway stations by developing a new energy plan. This captured heat could potentially be utilized to warm nearby city buildings during the winter months. The city, state, and MTA announced a partnership specifically to study a Thermal Energy Network.
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