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"We like the flexibility of being able to run the units to generate heat that’s then kept in the storage system. And because the units can start up so quickly, it’s very simple for us to react spontaneously to gas or power prices."

"With the increasing penetration of renewable energy, operational flexibility is key, and our aeroderivative turbines are engineered to provide reliable stable power to balance fluctuating renewable resources."

The LM2500XPRESS units were purchased to provide safe, affordable, and reliable generation to support the increased use of renewable solar and wind power. These natural gas units will help us better integrate renewable energy sources, further reduce CO2 emissions and accelerate the retirement of the Martin Drake Power Plant. Colorado’s Energy Vision to reduce carbon output helped make the decision to retire its coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by 2022. After turning to GE Vernova, six LM2500XPRESS turbines—the first in North America—will help Colorado Springs Utilities curb state emissions. 

Reliability is priority one for TECO, with efficiency a close second. The LM6000 was installed to help ensure a reliable power supply in the event of a grid outage. GE Vernova’s LM6000 SPRINT CHP system allows Texas Medical Center-Houston to gain increased efficiency from 42% to 80%, cut fossil fuel consumption 61%, and reduce CO2 emissions by more than 305,000 tons per year. The biggest benefit in today’s world of rising healthcare costs? Texas Medical Center will save more than $200 million over 15 years.

GE Vernova’s advanced secondary fuel nozzle (ASFN) was installed in less than 48 hours—and with its new configuration that premixes air and fuel in DLN1/1+ systems, Cooperative energy saw lower emissions, more MWs, and renewed reliability.

"Our 107EA turbines aren’t just better, they’re helping us meet emissions best practices, which is the sustainability example Cooperative Energy wants to set as one of the major generation and transmission cooperatives in Mississippi."

Anticipating a supply shortage if hydropower runs dry, California's Department of Water Resources (DWR) commissioned four 30-MW GE TM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines. Governor Newsom declared safeguarding the grid as imperative, but so was keeping it deeply green, as California sees massive success in meeting its own incredibly strict emissions rules. GE Vernova built in selective catalytic reduction scrubbers (SCRs) to the turbines for a markedly low NOX emission rating of 2.5 PPM (opposed to the average of 15). To date, this tech innovation with SCRs is the first of its kind.