Con Edison Repowers East River Power Station in New York

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Con Edison Energy, the non-regulated arm of Consolidated Edison Incorporated (NYSE:ED) (New York City, New York), has completed construction and start-up testing for the $275 Million repowering project at the East River Power Station in Manhattan, New York.

Con Edison declared full commercial operation of its East River Repowering Project on April 5, 2005, when the second of two state-of-the-art, natural-gas-fired steam generators began providing power to New York’s electricity grid. The first unit became operational on April 1st. When the new equipment is in full operation, it will produce 288 megawatts of electricity, in addition to the 300 megawatts of power already being generated by existing equipment.

The repowering of Con Edison’s East River generating station has been undertaken to enhance an already environmentally beneficial steam system, and is capable of producing 5.4 million pounds of steam per hour. Steam is used for heating, hot water, and in some buildings is used to power air conditioning chillers. The use of steam-powered chillers reduces the load on the electric system during times of peak summer demand.
Construction for the project began in March 2002 and was completed in December 2004. The Washington Group International, based in Princeton, New Jersey, provided the turn-key services for the project.

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