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GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS
Projects Will Enhance Generation Capacity and Improve Energy Efficiency
Governor George E. Pataki today announced more than $15 million to support 52 distributed generation and combined heat and power projects throughout the State. The projects are designed to increase the availability of clean, efficient and much-needed generation capacity, and support the development of advanced technologies for use in combined heat and power applications.
The Governor also announced today that several New York State projects have received special Certificates of Recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, including: a New York Power Authority project that installed eight biogas-fueled fuel cells at wastewater treatment plants in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island; and a project that installed two natural gas-fueled engines at the Greater Rochester International Airport. The Certificates of Recognition were presented today at a Combined Heat and Power conference hosted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in New York City.
“New York State is a national leader in promoting advanced energy technologies that are helping to clean our air, improve our energy security, and encourage sustainable economic development,” Governor Pataki said. “These projects will help us achieve our ambitious goal of becoming a world leader in developing clean energy technologies. By supporting the use of advanced technologies such as fuel cells, micro-turbines and clean generators, our investments are helping to reduce energy costs, protect our environment and ensure the availability of reliable power for energy consumers throughout the State.”
The 52 projects being funded by NYSERDA represent a total investment of $66 million in advanced distributed generation and combined heat and power initiatives when co-funding for the projects is factored in. These projects will enable commercial, agricultural, and industrial energy users to generate their own electricity, while using waste heat from the electric generation equipment for productive purposes, such as space or water heating.
Over the last two years, NYSERDA has funded 75 combined heat and power system demonstration projects that are in various stages of development, with 22 projects currently operating.
NYSERDA President Peter R. Smith said, “With Governor Pataki's support, the Empire State has more installations of distributed generation technologies and combined heat and power systems than many states combined. Since we initiated this program three years ago, there has been tremendous interest in combined heat and power from commercial and industrial energy users because the technology provides control over energy costs, added reliability and potential economic benefits in today’s power market.”
Public Service Commission Chairman William M. Flynn said, “The financial assistance provided to these projects reflects New York State's commitment to developing economical, efficient, and clean DG and CHP systems. We are also working closely with the industry to identify and eliminate regulatory barriers preventing the widespread use of DG and CHP, with the goal of creating a sustainable market for these technologies to meet our future energy needs.”
Combined heat and power applications provide much greater overall efficiency than centralized power plants by taking advantage of the heat waste generated and turning it into usable energy. The efficiency of a typical combined heat and power system approaches 70 percent, while the overall efficiency of centralized power plants is about 35 percent due to generator heat losses at centralized plants, and transmission losses in delivering power from the plant to the customer.
As evidence of the interest in combined heat and power, NYSERDA reviewed 117 proposals seeking $27 million in funding for $109 million worth of projects. The 52 projects were selected after a rigorous technical evaluation of each proposal to determine the likelihood of success as well as the economic and environmental benefits associated with the proposed projects. NYSERDA will award the $15.1 million pending successful negotiations with each of the 52 winners.
Among the projects selected for funding:
A complete list of projects by county is attached.
PON-800 Site-Specific DG/CHP Feasibility Studies - Category B | ||||
Award Winner | Proposal Title | Location by County | Amount Awarded (SBC) | Project Value |
Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District | Cayuga Regional Digester and Bioenergy Enterprise, Phase I Feasibility Study | Natural Resource Center Cayuga County | $18,750 | $37,500 |
ECO Technology Solutions, LLC | City of Auburn Regional Digester and Bioenergy Enterprise, Phase I Feasibility Study | Auburn Municipal Landfill Auburn Cayuga | $18,750 | $37,500 |
County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency, NY (CCIADA) | Feasibility Study to Retrofit Dunkirk Electric Generating Station to CHP Operation | Dunkirk Electric Generating Station Dunkirk Chautauqua | $98,000 | $266,000 |
Delta Pressure Generation Systems, LLC | Natural Gas Pressure Letdown Generation | Multiple sites Kings + | $99,945 | $203,510 |
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. | Watchtower - 117 Adams Street Complex Combined Heat and Power Feasibility Study | Watchtower Brooklyn Kings | $32,500 | $65,000 |
Columbia University | Columbia University Proposed Manhattanville Campus Expansion CHP Plant | Columbia University Manhattanville New York | $87,500 | $175,000 |
Griffiss Utility services Corporation | Griffiss Biomas Gasification CHP Plant | Griffiss Business and Technology Park Rome Oneida | $99,988 | $286,288 |
Skidmore College | Skidmore College Combined Heat and Power Plant Feasibility | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs Saratoga | $47,996 | $95,992 |