Adapting On-site Generation To Curtail On-peak Costs

Authors

  • James M. Daley Division Engineer Automatic Switch Co.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.1712

Abstract

It is coincidence, in the strictest meaning of the word, that the
demand for electrical energy in a manufacturing facility maximizes
when the cost of that energy maximizes. Maintaining the competitive
edge in business means controlling energy costs among others. Given
the cost of on-peak energy and the potential for its increase under the
utility deregulation scenario, businesses will be looking for ways to
optimize return on equity invested in on-site generation equipment.
A likely opportunity is the adaptation of installed emergency and
standby power generation for peaking scenarios. This article discusses
the path followed by a manufacturer in the varied use of on-site generation for peaking power production. The variations were dictated by
evolving conditions, not the least of which was environmental, over 18
years of peaking. The goal has been cost control in each of the variations.
This experience is shared as objective evidence that existing on-site
generation can be cost effectively deployed in a variety of operating
modes to meet changing business and environmental conditions.

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Author Biography

James M. Daley, Division Engineer Automatic Switch Co.

James M. Daley, P.E., Senior Member of IEEE; BSEE ’72, MSEM ’86,
New Jersey Institute of Technology; Professional Engineer registered in
New Jersey; Senior Member and Certified Cogeneration Professional of
the Association of Energy Engineers; Member, Tau Beta Pi—National
Engineering Honor Society.
Mr. Daley has been with ASCO Power Technologies since November 1965. In his tenure, he has served in several product oriented neering and marketing capacities dealing with Power
Control Systems, the most recent being Director of Engineering, Switchgear. Currently he holds the staff position of Division Engineer,
Switch Division.
In his tenure, he has
made numerous contributions to the development and
advancement of power
switchgear and controls for
engine generator power systems. He has pioneered high
current switchgear designs
and holds a patent on control elements. Mr. Daley has written and presented several tutorials on generation, distribution and control of on site
electric power as well as other topics.
He has published several papers and articles for IEEE, EGSA and
industry periodicals. These include Transaction papers in both the IEEE
and SAE. He is the 1999 Prize Paper Award recipient from the Power
Systems Engineering Committee of the Industry Applications Society of
the IEEE. He is a member of IEEE SCC 21 working group on proposed
IEEE Std P 1547.
ASCO Power Technologies L.P.
50 Hanover Road
Floram Park, NJ 07932
(p) 973-966-2000; (f) 973-966-6446 (e) jdaley@asco.com
www.asco.com

References

Daley, J.M., Power Control and Transfer Solutions for Distributed Generation

Applications; WEEC 1999, Atlanta GA; Association of Energy Engineers,

Atlanta, GA 30340

Daley, J.M.; Evaluating the Feasibility of Cogeneration for Small And Medium Energy Consumption Facilities; Masters Thesis, 1986, New Jersey

Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Daley, J.M, Load Transfer Strategies for Machine and Other Inrush Loads;

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 34, No. 6, Nov/Dec

, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331

Published

2002-01-11

How to Cite

Daley, J. M. . (2002). Adapting On-site Generation To Curtail On-peak Costs. Distributed Generation &Amp; Alternative Energy Journal, 17(1), 12–31. https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.1712

Issue

2002: Vol 17 Iss 1

Section

Articles