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Encorp Teams with Kmart To reduce overall energy costs at the Kmart store in Linden, New Jersey, Kmart officials asked Encorp and Elektryon engineers to install a peak-shave and standby-power system. The site includes three Elektryon 100kw natural-gas POWR/MASTR's that each incorporate Encorp's Automatic Parallel Switch. In addition, to parallel with the utility, the site includes a Cutler-Hammer Softload ATS that features an Encorp Utility Power Control™. Kmart's system operates in standby mode throughout most of the year, but during hot summer months, when peak loads are highest, the site operates in parallel with the utility. Using Encorp's capacity management software, the APS on each genset automatically starts the generators each weekday morning and then shuts them off at night. In addition, technicians use Encorp's Virtual Maintenance Monitor™ software to remotely monitor and troubleshoot the three gensets from an off-site dispatch center. Encorp Equipment Installed:
Enormous Aquarium Reduces Energy Costs with Encorp It's no fish tale. A 156,000-square-foot aquarium in California expects to save hundreds of thousands of dollars annually with a new combined-heat-and-power system equipped in part by Encorp. The 1,200-square-foot on-site power plant, which began operating in January 2003 features two 675kW Deutz natural-gas engines that allow the aquarium to produce about 90 percent of its own power. Just a year ago, the aquarium had only one small diesel generator that supplemented utility power. The new system allows the aquarium to produce its own, cleaner energy and reduce the amount of power bought from the local utility. Through a contract with project developer City Light & Power, the aquarium will periodically supplement its own on-site power with less-expensive energy purchased directly from City Light & Power. For the aquarium project, Encorp provided its digital paralleling switchgear that features Encorp's state-of-the-art Generator Power Control™ and Utility Power Control™, and communication gateway and software servers for local and remote connectivity. Encorp's equipment ensures the aquarium seamlessly parallels with City Light & Power when off-site electricity is needed. The aquarium's combined-heat-and-power system is more efficient than conventional on-site power systems. In addition to generating electricity when needed, the system turns excess engine heat -- often considered an unusable byproduct of an on-site power system -- into a tool that helps cool exhibit water and support other functions of the 50 aquarium exhibits that house more than 12,000 ocean animals. Encorp Equipment Installed:
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