Distributed Cogeneration System at the Elihu Harris State Office Building
Summary
SCH Number
2001108331
Public Agency
Department of General Services
(DGS)
Document Title
Distributed Cogeneration System at the Elihu Harris State Office Building
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/17/2001
Document Description
The Distributed Cogeneration System (Energy System) for this property is comprised of three natural gas fired reciprocating engine-generator sets, which produce approximately 600 kilowatts of electrical output and 3 million BTUs of thermal energy per hour. The thermal energy is captured by recovering the heat from the engine water jacket, the engine exhaust, and the engine oil cooler through a series of heat recovery devices and delivered to the building's hot water systems. The Energy System includes the cogenerators, intercoolers, heat exchanger, heat dump radiator for operating the Energy System during periods when the recovered heat is not required by the building's operations, and associated controls and electrical switching equipment.
Contact Information
Name
Robert Sleppy
Agency Name
Department of General Services
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cls 1 & 29, Sec 15301 & 15329(b)
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of providing discounted electricity and thermal energy to the building, which generates a saving off the total electric bill to the facility. By supplying electric power to the facility, this energy system will lower the building's demand on the electrical distribution grid.
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