Florida's Halifax Health Relies on Standby Power System from MTU Onsite Energy for New 10-Story Emergency...( Halifax Heal...),Health

Halifax Health officials sized the new 4.5 MW MTU Onsite Energy power system to supply all the loads in the new tower, including HVAC. Having a reliable standby power system is not only required by code, but is necessary as a practical matter, because east central Florida is hit frequently by hurricanes and thunderstorms that cause disruptions in grid power.

Daytona Beach, Florida (Vocus) October 20, 2009 -- Halifax Health is the largest medical center in East Central Florida, with 944 beds and 500 physicians representing 46 specialties. Founded as a small community hospital in 1928, it has steadily expanded over the decades, and is now consistently ranked in the top five percent of all medical enters in the country in clinical outcomes. When Halifax Health recently added the new 10-story France Tower to the campus for inpatient and emergency treatment, it selected a 4.5 MW MTU Onsite Energy standby power system from Florida Detroit Diesel-Allison, the local distributor for MTU Onsite Energy.

Named in honor of the Bill France family, owners of Daytona-based NASCAR, the France Tower contains one of the largest operating rooms on the East Coast in addition to a central energy plant that houses the new standby generators, boilers and chillers. Having a reliable standby power system is not only required by code, but is necessary as a practical matter, because this area of coastal Florida is hit frequently by hurricanes and thunderstorms that cause disruptions in grid power.

Utility power outages are common in Florida

"Summertime thunderstorms regularly wreak havoc with our local utility due to lightning strikes, but these
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