Under the terms of agreement, GE will provide 24/7 remote monitoring and diagnostics from GE’s Schenectady, New York-based Renewable Operations Center; flow and capital parts support; as well as complete site services for all GE 1.5-megawatt (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.
Steve Trenholm, chief executive officer of EC&R said: “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. 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.
Victor Abate, vice president, renewables for GE Power & Water, said: “We look forward to working with EC&R in continuing their commitment to the ongoing development of renewable energy. This landmark agreement is the start of a long-term services relationship. 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.”
