EF Kenilworth LLC

Customers

Schering-Plough Corporation - steam and electricity
Jersey Central Power & Light Company - electricity

Location

Kenilworth, New Jersey

Capacity

30 MW electric
380 kpph steam

Project Description

Primary Energy's Kenilworth facility is a 30 MW combined heat and power (CHP) project which serves the world headquarters complex of global healthcare company Schering-Plough Corporation. The majority of the electricity and all of the steam produced by the facility are sold to Shering-Plough, while electrical output in excess of Schering's requirements is sold to Jersey Central Power & Light Company. In addition to supplying steam and power from the CHP facility, Primary Energy supplies additional steam to Schering-Plough from an onsite boiler house which includes four gas-fired boilers.

Commercial Operation

1989

Benefits

The Kenilworth CHP facility and the onsite boiler house provide approximately 90% of Schering-Plough's annual electrical requirements and 100% of their annual steam demand. The CHP facility operates with water injection for NOx control and is equipped with a catalyst to reduce carbon monoxide emissions. The production of both useful electricity and thermal energy from the CHP facility has the effect of reducing regional emissions by an average of over 190 tons of NOx, 750 tons of SO2, and 13,000 tons of CO2 per year. In addition, Schering-Plough benefits economically from both lower energy costs and increased reliability.