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Combined Heat & Power Plant (CHP) System

  • Street view above CHP
  • CHP interior detail

$95 million replacement and expansion of an existing co-generation plant with a new 13.4 megawatt (MW) facility consisting of two gas turbine generators with boiler units (heat recovery steam generators) and switchgear within an underground vault.  The new facility feeds 11 substations, increasing electric service from 7 to 20 campus buildings and maintaining high temperature hot water service to 40 campus buildings.  Phases included utility relocations, such as 20-inch and 30-inch gas lines, water mains, sewer and existing electric vaults; vault construction; vault fit-out, electrical distribution and fuel tank modification.

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