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One Penn Plaza
Cogeneration Project

New York, NY

SNET TelecommunicationsCogeneration system for a 57 story 2,400,000 gsf class A office tower, including:

  • 6 MWe natural gas engine cogeneration plant, with steam and hot water heat recovery integrated to building HVAC systems, and designed for daily start/stop cycling service.
  • Electrical interconnection to spot network power grid employing non-synchronous DC link power converters.
  • Steam interconnection coordinated with building steam and district energy steam system, as well as providing service to steam turbine water chillers for summer season heat recovery.
  • Project design efficiency and installation in conformance with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Commercial and Industrial Performance Program.