Horseshoe Casino anticipates a savings of approximately $644,000 during production, thanks to the

installation of a new combined head and power (CHP)

system. CHP systems are one of todays most efficient,
reliable and cost-effective approaches to power generation. Photo courtesy: Curtis Engine

used to produce the gas may continually change. Gas composition must be
monitored continuously for methane
and siloxane content to provide quality gas for the module.
Natural Gas Non-CHP
Typical applications include peaking
plants, independent power producers,
industrial facilities and any other requirement for electric power generation.
Through onsite generation, the focus is to produce electricity more costeffectively than purchasing it from the
utility, enabling independence from
the grid.
Electrical efficiency and total lifecycle costs of the CHP system are critical
for the economics of onsite generation.
The mode of operation can be either
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grid parallel and/or island.

Natural Gas CHP
The most common applications include commercial buildings, industrial facilities, healthcare facilities,
shopping malls, greenhouses, hotels,
condominiums and universities. These
facilities have a significant year-round
demand for heating, cooling and electricity. A CHP system is well suited to
consistently provide for these energy
needs at a more cost-effective rate than
the utility. Total efficiency of a CHP
system can exceed 90 percent in these
applications.

PREPARING FOR A
POWERFUL START
Noise, vibration, location, mounting and temperatures are just a few of

the considerations to be made when

installing a generator set. However,
for Horseshoe Baltimore ensuring the
casino would remain operable during
a utility outage was a top priority. To
guarantee uninterrupted, missioncritical power, the Horseshoe Casinos
CHP plant has the flexibility to run in
two different modes:
Islanded-Mode: In a case where
the utility becomes disconnected, the casinos backup generator
set would provide sole power to
loads.
Black Start: In the absence of power from a utility, such as in the
case of a black out, the CHP can
start quickly with the help of the
casinos backup generator set to
pickup load.
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12/15/14 11:44 AM