Focus: Energy Efficiency

Pennsylvania hospital producing most of its own power

Lancaster General Hospital is buying less electricity because of new power plant that runs on natural gas


Pennsylvania's Lancaster General Hospital is buying a lot less electricity because of anew power plant that runs on natural gas, according to an article on the Lancaster Online website.

The $28 million facility now provides the bulk of the hospital’s power.

The 6.6 megawatt power plant will save about $2 million a year while producing only about half of the emissions that stemmed from making PPL Electric Utilities’s power, according to the hospital.

Also, the hospital is now self-sustaining in case of a power outage.

The main turbine can continue running as long as the natural gas line supplying it is functioning.

Read the article.

 

 



December 4, 2017


Topic Area: Energy and Power


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