Generator Rentals

New York City and the surrounding cities are of course among the oldest cities in the United States.  Accordingly, they have some of the oldest electrical grids in the USA as well.  Therefore, On Site Energy now offers 1,000 kW, 208 volt generator sets.

One result of power grids being of early origins is the widespread use of 208 volt electricity instead of 480 volt electricity.  As one travels west of the Boston, NYC, Philadelphia region, 480 volt electricity is used commonly in buildings, factories, schools, and most everywhere large electrical services are required – not so in the older cities.

208 volt electricity requires double the amperage of 480 volt electricity to receive the same amount of power. Power panels must be larger, power cables, conduits, and diesel generators all must be large enough to produce the higher amperages necessary when utilizing 208 volt electricity.

On Site Energy lives and does business from the New York City area.  Accordingly, its’ customers use 208 volt electricity most commonly, and frequently ask On Site Energy for large generator sets capable of producing 208 electricity. On Site Energy recently contracted with MQ Power from Carson City, California, to build portable diesel generator sets, capable of producing 1,000 kilowatts of power, at 208 volts.

The units can produce 3,400 amps of power, fed from very large bus bars accessible from the outside of the container.  They carry 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel in a double wall tank, allowing the V-12 electronic Cummins diesels, which can consume 75 gallons of fuel per hour, to run for relatively long periods of time without re-fueling.

Again because NYC is a typical environment for these large generator sets, the units employ the latest technology in sound attenuation, with sound deadening hoods in the roof for both air intake and exhaust. The units are equipped with the latest technology in switchgear design, including motor operated main circuit breakers and paralleling controls to operate with other generator sets or the Utility Company power grid. The units include a sound attenuated control room, keeping personnel safely away from the engine and generator, as the engine produces over 1,400 horsepower, rotating at 1,800 RPM.

Other features of these unique packages include automatic oil level regulators, oversized radiators for operating in hot weather, Tier 3 engines meeting the latest air pollution specifications, removable ladders for fueling and operators, and oversized diesel starting batteries.

At this writing these unique generator sets have been deployed in New York City and New Jersey.  One is currently providing power at 208 volts to a Pathmark Supermarket, whose parent company is A&P,  in New York City 24 hours a day as the building has suffered severely damaged feeder cables, it is expected to remain in Manhattan for the next 30 days.

These new 1,000 kW sets are expected to have an operating life of about 15 years, and our fleet of 1,000 kW sets will be expanded as building owners recognize an alternative to transformers and the associated costs that exist.  We have units domiciled in New York and New Jersey, available day or night to be dispatched to any power emergency site.

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