According to Don Gesick, general manager, Energy Solutions Business (ESB) Americas, “The customer chose Cummins Power Generation (CPG) primarily because of our “Power of One” solution. The ESB, Commercial Products and Power Electronics business units, together with two distributors, combined forces to deliver a design, product and service solution that includes one 1750 kW diesel generator and five 1750 kW lean-burn gas generators, as well as paralleling switchgear, transfer switches, installation reviews and commissioning services.
Peter Schroeck, manager of ESB business development, noted that there is a growing market for lean-burn natural gas-generated backup and supplemental power.
Summarizing the advantages of a duel-fuel approach, Schroeck also noted that, “Diesel power provides the quick-starting capability that is required for emergency standby power. Lean-burn natural gas, on the other hand, complements the diesel capability, allowing for maximum power availability.
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, for example, many areas were without power for over a week. The average on-site diesel storage tank typically provides fuel for 8 – 24 hours, while natural gas offers an almost limitless supply of fuel that is not usually interrupted by hurricanes. The overall CPG solution provides the advantages of both fuel types.
While not on the Gulf Coast, Baton Rouge is in the “hurricane zone,” and this factor was not overlooked when ESB and Cummins Mid-South personnel, Bob Hamilton (sales manager) and John Sarris (commercial sales engineer), counseled the customer to choose a duel-fuel solution with both diesel and lean-burn natural gas units.
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