shelter. During non-emergency times,
it is a bustling campus facility full of
students, instructors and regular com-
munity activities.
Raymond Constantine, executive
director of special projects for Salem
Community College, led the college’s
efforts to secure updated and clean
power and HVAC systems. Through
New Jersey’s Public Utility SmartStart
Incentive Program, the college received a
US$130 000 grant that helped fund the
purchase of three Capstone natural gas
C65 ICHP Micro Turbines, a 91 tonnes
Thermax absoption chiller and a Cap-
stone advanced power server controller.
“We wanted a system that could pro-
vide electricity, heating and cooling
each day, along with grid-disconnect
backup power in an emergency,”
Constantine said. “Capstone provided
a combined heat and power solution
that emits very clean emissions.”
When planning for the new energy
system began several years ago, the
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Through New Jersey’s
Public Utility SmartStart
Incentive Program, the
Salem Community College
received a US$130 000
grant that helped fund the
purchase of three Cap-
stone natural gas C65 ICHP
MicroTurbines.
However, the updated agreement
stipulated Salem Community College
must have a backup power system that
provides electricity, cooling and heating to Davidow Hall — the 6039 m2
campus building that serves as the
county’s shelter during emergencies.
Officials at the 1500-student college,
eager to continue serving the commu-
nity, agreed to upgrade the power sys-
tem in Davidow Hall to comply with
the agreement. They also knew a more
efficient energy system to serve the
building’s day-to-day power, cooling
and heating needs could save the col-
lege money.
