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Power Systems Project Example
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Project Title: Microturbine/CHP Demonstration
Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City, NY
BACKGROUND
Commercial and industrial electric power consumers are increasingly
under pressure to reduce operating costs. Distributed generation technologies
such as microturbines may offer consumers an attractive and innovative
way to offset high peak energy demand charges. However, uncertainty
remains concerning microturbine reliability, availability, power quality,
and load-following ability. Site demonstrations of microturbine technologies
are important for evaluating equipment performance, for documenting
economic and emissions benefits, and to examine the potential for waste
heat utilization for steam and/or hot water production.
OBJECTIVE
Project objective is to install two microturbines at a hotel in New
York City and assess operating performance in day-to-day commercial
service.
DESCRIPTION
Two natural gas-fueled GE-Honeywell Parallon 75 microturbines with recuperators
and heat recovery equipment will be installed at the New York Marriott
Marquis hotel in midtown Manhattan. Generated electric power and recovered
heat will be used on site. Equipment performance will be measured and
economic benefits in reduced peak energy demand costs will be documented.
BENEFITS
It is anticipated that the Marriott Marquis will reduce annual electric
power savings by about $80,000 annually. Additional benefits include
deferral of new transmission and distribution capital investment, reduction
of electric line losses, reduction in fuel use and cost for heat, reduction
in pollutant emissions, and improved power quality.
SCHEDULE AND STATUS
A contract was recently executed and the project is under way.
Staff Contact
Joseph Sayer
Sr. Project Manager
ext. 3298
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