I think it is more common than you are expecting. The University of Connecticut has its own co-gen plant on campus. It has capacity to power the actual school

I think it is more common than you are expecting. The University of Connecticut has its own co-gen plant on campus. It has capacity to power the actual school facilities, not just research. https://fo.uconn.edu/departments/facilities-energy-services/cogen/ https://fo.uconn.edu/departments/facilities-energy-services/...