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Energy Plant


Q: What is the Energy Plant and where is it located?
.......A: The Energy Plant is a common heating/cooling plant that directly heats and cools the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and Central High School. The Energy Plant also remotely controls the HVAC and other building systems in the following buildings:

1. Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 13. Southest Middle School
2. Regional Airport 14. West Middle School
3. Public Library 15. Black Hawk Elementary School
4. City/School Administration Center 16. Corral Drive Elementary School
5. Roosevelt Aquatic Center 17. Grandview Elementary School
6. Roosevelt Ice Arena 18. Horace Mann Elementary School
7. Dahl Fine Arts Center 19. Knollwood Elementary School
8. Central High School 20. Rapid Valley Elementary School
9. Stevens High School 21. South Park Elementary School
10. Dakota Middle School 22. Valley View Elemenatry School
11. North Middle School 23. Jefferson Building
12. South Middle School 24. Wester Dakota Technical Institute


Q: What are the hours that the Energy Plant is open?
.......A: The Energy Plant is staffed 24/7. The outside doors are locked after normal business hours:

Q: Who do I call if there's a problem with the heating or cooling in the above listed buildings?
.......A: Contact the building maintenance or custodial personnel. They will work with the Energy Plant staff to resolve the problem: