GE restarts N.J. power plant after repairs, environmental system installations

GE restarts N.J. power plant after repairs, environmental system installations
Sayreville, N.J. — GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, has successfully restarted and completed the first operating season of its 123-megawatt Parlin Energy Center in northeastern New Jersey. GE began work on the power plant in June 2007 after buying the project for $12.1 million from Calpine Corporation.

Out of commission temporarily, the plant required repairs and minor permit modifications before it could come back on-line. Technicians from GE Energy repaired the combustion and steam turbines, installed a state-of-the-art emissions monitoring system, and installed a GE reverse osmosis water purification system, which the company says minimizes industrial wastewater, reduces the burden on treatment plants and conserves clean water for domestic and agricultural needs.

The reverse osmosis equipment is part of GE's ecomagination initiative, which is the company's commitment to help its customers meet their environmental challenges while expanding its own portfolio of cleaner energy products and facilities.

Since coming online in June 2008, Parlin has produced 36,333 megawatts of power, and has experienced 100 percent availability.