Thermal Energy Corporation
Jason Berrio, P.E. has a diverse work experience spanning over 32 years. Jason started their career in the US Navy as an MM1/SS EWS/EDPO and served from 1985 to 1994. Following their military service, they worked at Raytheon as a Sr Plant Operator from 1995 to 1997. Jason then joined the University of Houston, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. After completing their education, they worked at South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company as an Operations Manager for 16 years, from 2001 to 2017. Currently, Jason holds the position of Vice President at Thermal Energy Corporation, which they joined in November 2017.
Jason Berrio, P.E. obtained their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston, where they studied from 1997 to 2000. Following this, in November 2007, they obtained the certification of Senior Reactor Operator from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Later, in January 2019, they became a Professional Engineer certified by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. Recently, from 2019 to 2021, Jason pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business.
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Thermal Energy Corporation
Houston-based Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO) is the energy behind what’s next on the campus of the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the world’s largest medical city. TECO uses district energy and combined heat and power technologies to produce and pipe chilled water and steam to 24.3 million sq ft of space in 51 buildings at prestigious TMC institutions, e.g., MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine. Not-for-profit TECO makes cooling, heating, dehumidification, humidification, kitchen and lab sterilization, and cold rooms possible! TECO continues to grow right along with the medical center and named international district energy system of the year in 2019. TECO’s expansion included adding a 48 MW combined heat and power (CHP) unit and an 8.8 million-gallon thermal energy storage tank. CHP allows TECO to generate all of its own power at 80% efficiency versus 35% to 40% from traditional power generation, plus reduces demand on the overstressed electricity grid. The storage tank enables TECO to produce chilled water when it is most cost-effective and then use it when chilled-water production rates would be highest. TECO does its job so its customers can better focus on theirs: investing in state-of-the-art medical technologies and care instead of purchasing and running chillers or boilers. Dedicated to providing unparalleled service reliability, TECO helps ensure life-critical medical procedures, vital research and high-quality education may continue – no matter the weather, time of year or time of day. In 2019 TECO marked the 50th anniversary of system operation, as it traces its roots to Houston Natural Gas Corporation’s system startup in 1969. In the mid-1970s, TMC institutions formed the Thermal Energy Cooperative, later renamed Thermal Energy Corporation, which acquired the central plant and distribution system from the gas company in 1978.