Cogenerators producing all of bank's electric needs

Journal Article · Mon Jan 30 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:6108180

Weaver, M

Security Pacific Bank in California installed a $17 million 7.8 Mw cogeneration plant in a new operations center that is saving about $340,000 a month in avoided gas and electricity costs. The plant should have a payback period of under six years. The plant runs 24 hours every day of the year. A standby gas alternator turbine set, including a boost burner and heat recovery steam generation, provides an additional 4.8 Mw of backup capacity to protect the mainframe computers in the center from power outages. A Trane Tracer computerized monitoring system is an integral part of the cogeneration system.

• OSTI ID: 6108180
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Journal Name: Energy User News; (United States) Vol. 9:5; ISSN EUSND
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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DEUS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
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