Located in Columbia’s exciting new BullStreet District, Central Energy once powered the former S.C. State Hospital. Reimagined as a gathering space that can become just as vital to the community, the building’s original architecture and industrial accents lend ambiance to weddings, corporate meetings, fundraisers and galas, rehearsal dinners, bar and bat mitzvahs, special events, and other occasions.

The Central Energy Facility building played a crucial role during the decades when it was in use. In addition to underground piping, more than a mile of elevated trellis carried steam and cold water pipes from the Central Energy Facility to buildings across the 181-acre S.C. State Hospital site, providing heating and cooling to the entire campus until it was decommissioned by the S.C. Department of Mental Health in 2005.