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16 MWe - Natural Gas Fuel Tri-Generation Power Plant - Foxwoods Resort Casino - Case Study
Courtesy of Solar Turbines Incorporated
OWNER
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
PROJECT ENGINEERING
Syska Hennessey Engineering
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Frank Zaino
PRODUCT
Two (2) Taurus 70 Gas Turbine Generator
Sets With Heat Recovery Steam Generators
CUSTOMER VALUE
Energy Efficiency, Energy Independence, Reduced Carbon Footprint
Sustainability and energy independence matter to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in eastern Connecticut.
Supporting those aims: a 16 MWe power plant that began operations in June 2010 at the tribe's Foxwoods Resort Casino. The $35.7 million facility supplies nearly 60 percent of the electricity used on the tribal reservation — thanks to two (2) Taurus™ 70 natural-gas-fueled turbine generators.
Steam produced from the turbine exhaust heats the casino and passes through absorption chillers to air-condition it in summer. The plant has an overall 82.5 percent efficiency rating.
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