Under the agreement, GE will provide 24/7 remote monitoring and diagnostics from GE Power & Water’s Schenectady, New York-based renewable operations center; flow and capital parts support; as well as complete site services for all GE 1.5-MW wind turbines installed at five EC&R project sites: the Pyron phase of Roscoe, Panther Creek I & II and Panther Creek III in Texas, Munnsville in New York and Stony Creek in Pennsylvania. The O&M contract includes an availability guarantee, ensuring turbine performance.
“By teaming with GE on this comprehensive agreement, we will have greater capability to control our O&M costs over the long term, which will help us cut our total operating costs,” said Steve Trenholm, CEO of E.ON Climate & Renewables North America. “In addition, the agreement ensures that our wind turbines will continue to operate at high availability and overall energy production.”
A single point of availability across E.ON’s fleet of 529 GE wind turbines can equate to more than 25,000 MW-hours of additional energy produced annually. That’s enough electricity to power more than 2,600 average American homes for an entire year.
“We look forward to working with EC&R in continuing their commitment to the ongoing development of renewable energy,” said Victor Abate, vice president – renewables for GE Power & Water. “This landmark agreement is the start of a long-term services rela-tionship. With one of the industry’s largest fleets of installed wind turbines, we have accumulated the technology expertise and experience to help customers like EC&R keep their fleets operating at optimum levels.”
