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St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, 4.6 MW CHP System - Case Study
St. Joseph`s Hospital Health Center is a 451 bed hospital in Syracuse, NY. In 2009, St. Joseph`s began a $220 million expansion, including a new surgical tower, new emergency services building, an emergency psychiatric program, and an energy-efficient data center. Completed in 2015, the expansion meets LEED Gold certification, the second-highest LEED tier. The expansion incorporated maximization of natural light, recycled building materials with low or no volatile organic compounds emissions, a stormwater retention system, and a 50,000 square foot green roof.
Quick Facts
- LOCATION: Syracuse, NY
- MARKET SECTOR: Hospitals
- FACILITY PEAK LOAD: 6.1 MW
- EQUIPMENT: 4.6 MW Solar Turbine Mercury 50-6000R recuperated gas turbine
- FUEL: Natural Gas
- USE OF THERMAL ENERGY: Space heating and cooling, domestic hot water, sterilization, humidification
- CHP TOTAL EFFICIENCY: 81%
- ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT: 12,000 ton annual reduction in CO2 emissions
- TOTAL PROJECT COST: $15 million
- PAYBACK: 12 years
- CHP IN OPERATION SINCE: 2014
- NOTE: Received 2017 Vista Award from the American Society of Healthcare Engineers
Reasons for CHP
St. Joseph`s began investigating CHP during the expansion of their facility when they were faced with significant power capacity restraints. They invested in CHP as an environmentally conscious means of supplying their own power and reducing the need for importing electricity from the utility. The CHP plant also creates significant energy cost savings for the hospital.
- Avoiding utility grid constraints
- Reduction of environmental impact
- Resiliency
- Energy cost savings
