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Oakwood Health Care Center is one of 13
subsidiaries owned by Elderwood Affiliates Inc. In the past two years
Elderwood has completed energy projects at four of its facilities including
the installation of an electric boiler and thermal storage for HVAC load
management, and microturbines.
The objective of this project was to demonstrate an off-grid 850kW, triple-
redundant cogeneration system that optimizes both reliability and operating
costs. The project is being done through a performance contract with Gerster
Trane Energy Services of Buffalo.
The system includes thermal storage and electric heating capacity to replace
the system size and optimize the operation of the CHP system.
The experience gained through the demonstration of this system will be
applied to future installations at Elderwood Affiliates Inc. sites. This
technology was also presented at the 2002 New York State Health Facilities
Association (NYSHFA) convention in Buffalo.
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Two pumps at Oakwood
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NYSERDA has co funded this project to assist in reducing Oakwood Health
Care Center's peak load by 300 kW, resulting an energy savings of over
$97,000 per year. This project will serve as a local shelter in the event of an
electricity shortage.
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
- Reduction in peak load to 300 kW;
- Reduction in annual energy costs by $97,000;
- Environmentally friendly system.
RESULTS TO DATE:
- Equipment has been installed and operational since December 2001.
For more information about these services, contact NYSERDA toll free 1-866-NYSERDA, locally (518) 862-1090.
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