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Power Plant Services

Today’s market forces have vastly increased the importance of distributed generation. Distributed generation has now moved into the mainstream of national energy planning. Downes Associates has been at the forefront of power plant concept development, economic evaluation, siting, engineering design, and project management.

Many municipal utilities and industrial facilities are also finding that their vintage power plants can have renewed benefit as reliable peaking plants. Downes Associates can assist in the evaluation of power plant renovation. In the design phase, our engineers can surround serviceable units with advanced technology to breath new life into old units.

Whether an energy facility’s primary function is to produce heat or electrical power, cogeneration maximizes plant output. In between the fuel source and the cooling tower are opportunities to increase efficiency and save valuable resources. Downes Associates performs concept evaluation and development to identify cost savings and revenue producing cogeneration opportunities. Then, from design to construction supervision to plant checkout and startup, Downes will support your efforts to increase the efficiency of your energy operations.

For power plants, Downes specifies the latest technology in generators, switchgear, and automatic controls. Using state-of-the-art smart relays and metering, multiple operating parameters are continuously monitored and generators are dispatched when conditions are most favorable to maximize the economic impact of plant output. Real-time data acquisition provides operating logs and reports automatically. The utmost in operational efficiency and reliability are always the goal of Downes Associates.

Power Plants List of Projects
	Natural Gas Distributor Mid Delmarva Municipal Subcontract w/Other Engineering Firm Lower Delmarva Municipal Lower Delmarva Municipal Lower Delmarva Municipal Mid Delmarva Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Gas Distribution Company New York Municipal New York Municipal Mid Delmarva Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Natural Gas Distribution Utility Independent Power Producer Lower Delmarva Municipal Lower Delmarva Municipal Lower Delmarva Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Natural Gas Distribution Utility Independent Power Producer Independent Power Producer Natural Gas Distribution Company Independent Power Producer Independent Power Producer Independent Power Producer Pennsylvania Municipal Pennsylvania Municipal Private Corporation Lower Delmarva Municipal	Short Circuit and Relay Coordination Power Plant Cooling Tower Design Design of Water Tower Electric Power Plant Permitting Power Plant Renovation (1998-2000) Power Plant Engineering Services Power Plant Renovation (1995-1999) Power Plant Upgrade Design Renovation of Diesel Plant Design of New Power Plant Preliminary Design of Municipal Power Plant Renovations Power Plant Valuation Study and Report Power Plant Engine Investigations Power Plant Economic Issues Power Plant Feasibility Study Preparation of Preliminary Specification of Generation Engineering Design of Supports for Chiller Pipes Generator Cooling System Modifications Municipal Electric Utility Customer Purchase Evaluations from IOU Supervise Engine Repair Quote Process and Delivery of Repair Generation Plant Contract Negotiation Supervision of Power Plant Construction Activities Specification of Cooling Tower Replacement Updates to Power Plant Drawings Fuel Metering Upgrade Hitachi Cooling Tower Replacement Concrete Foundation Support for Chiller Pipes Jib Crane Foundation Power Plant Renovation Feasibility Study Power Generation Feasibility Study Electrical Generating Facilities Study Evaluation of Alternative Incremental Generation
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