Abstract
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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