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August 12, 2009

Ross Parkman, senior director of McCracken Power Plant, looks down from his perch in the stairwell between the two smokestacks. (Photos by Julia Harris)

Ross Parkman, senior director of McCracken Power Plant, looks down from his perch in the stairwell between the two smokestacks. (Photos by Julia Harris)

McCracken Power Plant keeps the home fires burning

By Julia Harris

McCracken Power Plant is the rumbly, hissing heart of Ohio State, sending steam and chilled water through campus arteries 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Its two big chimneys exhale clouds of heat into the air year round, though the spectacle is most notable on wintry days. Continue reading ‘Warning: Contents under pressure’