The University of Iowa officially transferred management of its utility system to ENGIE North America on March 11, 2020. The 50-year partnership with ENGIE and Meridiam will help fund and support the University's strategic plan and core missions of teaching, research, and scholarship. More information is available here. Updates to staff directories and web pages are underway.
UI Utilities
UI Utilities operates and maintains a central Power Plant, Water Plant, and three Chilled Water Plants on the Main Campus and satellite facilities at the UI Research Park. The plants provide a variety of utilities to the entire campus, including the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
The University of Iowa received approval from the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, to enter into a 50-year partnership involving its utility system with ENGIE North America and Meridiam. Visit the main P3 page for the most recent updates on the UI utility Public-Private Partnership.
What We Do
The University's first chilled water plant opened in 1970 and was located in what is now Hospital Ramp 3. Today, the system has expanded to include four plants and three satellite chillers for a total capacity exceeding 40,000 tons. Chilled water is used primarily for air conditioning.
The University of Iowa Utilities Enterprise provides reliable electricity, heating, and cooling to a 2,000-acre main campus, which is comprised of over 373 major buildings, including critical patient, research, and lab facilities. The system provides critical services to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, a research hospital that admits over 32,000 patients annually, providing backup in any grid failure.
The University of Iowa's award-winning Energy Control Center (ECC) houses one of the most advanced and extensive Utilities tools available in a campus environment. The ECC, located in the University Services Building, serves as a centralized location for the monitoring, analysis, and forecasting of energy supply and consumption across campus.
The UI Power Plant, located on the main campus in Iowa City, consists of two natural gas boilers, three solid fuel boilers, three steam turbine electric generators, and four natural gas engine electric generators.
Increasing the University of Iowa's sustainability has been a key objective of the university since Former President Sally Mason called for it to be a central priority on Earth Day 2008. President Harreld continued that vision when he took office, declaring sustainable practices to be "the most important issue of the 21st century." Facilities Management has a key role in developing sustainable practices for the university.
The University of Iowa is one of only a handful of universities that operates its own Water Plant. In addition to providing a cost-effective source of water for the campus, it also serves as an important teaching facility for future engineers and water treatment specialists. The Water Plant functions as both a water source for the University of Iowa campus, hospitals and clinics, dorms and student/staff housing.
Contact Us
UIU Staff Directory
Name | Title | Contact | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Benjamin | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Anderson, Brent | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Barthelman, Jared | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Bergerud, John | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Bertelli, Trevor | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Brandt, Mitchell | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Bream, Don | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Burke, Ryan | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Burrows, Brian | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Clark, Elizabeth | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Cole, Allison | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Conaway, Joseph | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Conrad, Joseph | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Craig, Michael | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Crossland, Keith | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Daniel, Tim | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Davison, Calvin | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Denkman, Derick | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Dixon, Kerry | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Edwards, Ross | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Escalante, Clemente | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Forcier, Michael | Controls Specialist | UIU | |
| Ford, Janiece | Utilities Project Specialist | UIU | |
| Foresman, Eric | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Forman, Raymond | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Garringer, Rodger | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Geronzin, Collin | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Geronzin, Landon | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Gilmartin, Melissa | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Good, Abby | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Gorman, Jack | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Gorvin, Paul | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Goss, Jason | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Goss, Philip | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Grage, Robert | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Greiner, Jeremiah | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Gu, Yuejia | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Hanselman, Kelly | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Harris, Joel | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Hayslett, Gary | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Heffernan, Matthew | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Holder, Hobey | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Huggins, William | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Ingram, Asil | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Johnson, Marla | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Kamalumpundi, Manoj | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Kasper, Dean | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Kesterson, Caleb | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Kober, William | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Koehn, Andrew | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Kos, Aaron | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Kottemann, Brent | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Kottenstette, Stephen | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Kramer, Steven | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Krapfl, Samuel | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Krotz, Matthew | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Kumar, Prasanna | Principal Environmental Engineer | UIU | |
| Lampe, Dennis | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Landsteiner, Samuel | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Lane, Robert | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Lee, Tirelle | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Lefler, Ken | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Liljestrand, Nicole | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Lorenzen, Justin | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Marsh, Micah | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Maxwell, Charles | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Maxwell, Mark | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Mcclain, David | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Mcclure, Gary | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Mcintosh, Donald | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Mcknight, Scott | Controls Specialist | UIU | |
| Metz, Timothy | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Miller, Mathias | Water Plant Project & Reliability Engineer | UIU | |
| Mohn, Marc | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Morgan, Michael | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Moss, Dwight | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Mullink, Michael | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Mullinnix, Roger | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Neiderhiser, Matthew | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Netolicky, Lewis | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Newton, Mark | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Ney, Richard | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Novak, Helen | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Ohlinger, Marie | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Parrott, Wayne | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Paterson, George | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Paul, John | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Peaslee, Emerson | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Pelzer, Anthony | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Pitlik, Lee | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Redlinger, Ryan | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Roberts, Christopher | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Robinson, David | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Rogers, Brook | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Ronan, Jon | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Roszell, Cole | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Roszell, Keith | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Roszell, Lane | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Sample, Christopher | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Schrock, Aaron | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Schrock, Monte | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Schubert, Jeffrey | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Schwarzhoff, Joseph | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Sexton, Robert | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Shambaugh, Philip | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Smith, Josh | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Stiles, Dillon | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Sychra, Adam | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Thompson, Mark | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Van Dusseldorp, Gregory | Water Plant Operator | UIU | |
| Van Voorst, Nathan | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Wagner, Greg | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Wallick, Elisa | Utility Plant Operator Ii | UIU | |
| Weldon, Andrew | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Welsh, Donald | Electrician, High Voltage | UIU | |
| Weno, Charles | Manager, Mechanical Distribution | UIU | |
| Wenzel, Krista | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Weyer, John | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU | |
| Zaruba, Jimmy | Non-employee - Utilities | UIU |