Central Hudson Linework
Owner: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation
Location: Lower Hudson Valley Region, New York State
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Power Generation and DistributionProject Overview: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation is a utility serving approximately 300,000 electric and about 74,000 natural gas customers in an eight county area of New York State’s Mid-Hudson River Valley, including the suburbs of metropolitan New York City north to the capital district at Albany.
O'Connell's Role: O’Connell Electric successfully completed the project to replace existing Steel and Wood “H” Frame and single pole structures with New Single Steel Structures for Overhead Transmission and related work.
Cornell University Substation Project
Owner: Cornell University
Location: Ithaca, New York
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EducationalProject Overview: The Cornell Combined Heat and Power Project (CCHPP) is a significant capital improvement to Cornell's central heating plant. Currently, Cornell University purchases most of the electricity it uses, and generates heat principally through the combustion of coal. The CCHPP project will introduce two generator trains consisting of Combustion Turbines (CTs) with Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs), principally powered from natural gas, to allow the campus to use a combined heat and power system to generate electricity and heat the campus. The inclusion of these systems will fundamentally change the way the University operates its heat and power utilities.
O'Connell's Role: As part of this overall project, O’Connell Electric is serving as the General Contractor for the expansion and rehabilitation of the existing Cornell University substation. The Cornell University, Maple Avenue Substation Renewal Project is being constructed to accommodate new distributed generation via the Cornell Combined Heat and Power Project and to increase the Substation’s capacity for future load growth. This project is converting the existing substation to a three transformer station with a three-bus 13.2KV Ring Configuration utilizing medium voltage vacuum switchgear. Each transformer will be rated 20/26.6/33.3MVA 115KV/13KV.
Syracuse University Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center
Owner: Syracuse University
Location: Syracuse, New York
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EducationalProject Overview: The Carmelo K. Anthony project will be the first phase of the new Lampe Athletic Complex Master Plan, recently completed by the SOM Education Lab. The Melo Center will serve as the training and learning facility for the Syracuse University men's and women's basketball programs. The facility will include two full-size practice courts, a state-of-the-art training center, a weight-training center, multi-media classrooms, and offices for the men's and women's basketball coaches. The building is anticipated to receive LEED® certification.
