Not the person you're replying to (and never directly involved in electricity generation), but my university just had it's own small power plant: https://www.fs.utoronto.ca/utilities-and-building-operations...
I assume it was a mix of historical coincidence and a solution for less-interruptible power supply for the labs, but I'm not really sure.
I don't believe it generated incremental energy, but it was used for irradiation.
I worked there one summer and enjoyed it immensely!
Not the person you're replying to (and never directly involved in electricity generation), but my university just had it's own small power plant: https://www.fs.utoronto.ca/utilities-and-building-operations...
I assume it was a mix of historical coincidence and a solution for less-interruptible power supply for the labs, but I'm not really sure.