Reliable Power Solutions for John Muir Health
Global Power Supply (GPS) provided reliable power solutions for John Muir Health, ensuring continuous and uninterrupted operations. The project involved deploying advanced power systems tailored to meet the specific needs of the healthcare facility. GPS’s solutions guaranteed that John Muir Health could maintain critical medical services without power disruptions, highlighting the company’s expertise in delivering reliable and efficient power solutions for the healthcare industry. This case study showcases GPS’s commitment to supporting essential healthcare operations with top-quality power systems.
Combined Heat & Power Solutions John Muir Medical Center
Hospital Reduces Energy Costs, Carbon Footprint with Heat and Power
System:
3 – 250 kW Modules
1 – 150 kW Module
Engines:
3 – Caterpillar G3412
1 – Caterpillar G3406
Modules provide lowemission, high- efficiency heating and power solutions to this 259-bed acute care facility.
Manufacturing of a Steel Frame Module
With construction underway on a major expansion project, John Muir Medical Center in Concord, California was seeking to incorporate green building technologies as a way to save on energy costs while becoming more environmentally responsible. Their solution was an innovative combined heat and power (CHP, also known as cogeneration) system by simultaneously producing electricity from in-house generators and harnessing the waste heat from that process hot water, John Muir significantly reduced its need to purchase electricity and natural gas. The result: a significant reduction in the hospital’s ongoing energy costs and overall carbon footprint.
For this project, the four modules installed provide up to 900 kW of electricity to the facility. The system runs in parallel to existing utilities, providing a constant source of power during powered by blackouts or scheduled maintenance to the CHP system.
Heat from the engine exhaust is captured with jacket water to provide hot water to the hospital, and an absorption chiller also provides seasonal cooling to the facility.
Workers at construction site installing a generator