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The strength of Premier Services lies in directing
its benefits towards fleet-wide optimization considering plant/unit
specific constraints. Premier Services delivers measurable and sustainable
benefits, those which have a broad, positive impact across the generating
fleet.
Our methodology and tools, coupled with sound engineering
acumen and economic evaluation are designed to deliver significant
measurable benefits. The chart below provides just a few examples
of typical program results.
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ACTUAL RESULTS
UNIT/IMPROVEMENT
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PAYBACK
PERIOD |
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800 MW Oil and Gas-Fired Steam
Unit
- Ramp rate improved by 1.5% per minute
- Heat rate reduced by 2%
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15 months |
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500 MW Coal-Fired Steam Plant
- Decreased steam temperature variation, eliminated
boiler tube leaks during peak generating season
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3 months |
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4 X 70 MW Coal-Fired Combined
Heating & Power Unit
- 15% decreased NOx emissions
- 18% decreased excess O2
- 20% decreased desuperheater spray flow
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8 months |
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475 MW Coal-Fired Steam Unit
- Over 1% heat rate improvement
- 2% per minute ramp rate improvement
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12 months |
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900 MW Coal-Fired Unit
- Maintenance costs reduced
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6 months |
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In addition to the quantifiable benefits noted in
the chart above, Premier Services offers additional intangible benefits
such as:
- Better governance through standardization of business processes,
practices, and performance metrics
- Strategically aligned plant level systems
- Cost reductions through efficient deployment of resources in
operations, maintenance, procurement and management of plant level
systems
- Better leverage of existing investments in automation, people
and related resources
- A results-driven tool that provides set-points against which
progress and effectiveness of a given program can be measured
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