LOCATION
Hershey, Pennsylvania
CLIENT
Penn State Health System
PROJECT DETAILS
- 7.9 MW Natural Gas-Fired Reciprocating Engine
- 80,000 pph Heat Recovery Steam Generation
- 1 MW Black Start Diesel Generator
- Load Management System
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, a Level 1 trauma center, recognized that its aging infrastructure made the facility and its patients vulnerable. Instead of simply replacing equipment, the hospital chose cogeneration to add another level of protection to safeguard the campus.
BC Energy reevaluated the findings of a prior study and concluded that a larger turbine – despite a higher initial cost – would better serve the campus and increase its savings over time.
The BC Energy Design-Build Team delivered a turnkey 7.9 MW cogeneration plant that provides an added layer of resiliency and cost efficiency, cost avoidance for pending boiler replacements, and a significant reduction of the hospital’s total utility expenses by $3 Million annually.