YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Dozens of downtown residents are facing uncertainty about their heat and hot water after equipment was removed from SOBE Thermal Energy Systems.

The Wabash-owned mobile boiler, which SOBE had been using to supply steam, was repossessed after a court order. That boiler had been critical for heating and cooling 27 downtown buildings, including two apartment complexes with nearly 90 units.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio confirmed the removal, telling 21 News that “PUCO staff and Youngstown officials are continuing to discuss with SOBE’s receiver to ensure service can be restored as soon as possible.”

One of those residents is James Bogan, who has lived in International Towers for more than 15 years. He said the possibility of losing heat and hot water heading i

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