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The new $53 million central energy plant is part of Tampa General’s comprehensive master facility plan.
TAMPA, Fla., March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As an essential feature of its $550 million master facility plan, Tampa General Hospital has opened its new 16,000-square-foot central energy plant. Specially constructed to provide a reliable, protected power supply to the 1,041-bed hospital, the central energy plant has built-in redundancies to seamlessly support Tampa General during major storms or other disruptions to electric service.
“Every aspect of our master facility plan is intended to create a health care network with the most advanced technology and cutting-edge care to serve the greater Tampa Bay region and beyond. Our new central energy plant can accommodate our electrical power needs now and into the future,” said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General.
Located 33 feet above sea level, the four-story central energy plant holds four generators to provide 100 percent power to Tampa General’s main campus in the event of an outage. “This additional generation capacity will take our campus from 50% emergency power to 100% redundant power,” said Dustin Pasteur, senior director of design and construction, Tampa General. “With the addition of the natural gas generators, this also means we will be able to run much of the plant continuously, well beyond the 96-hour regulatory requirement.”
Tampa General’s new central energy plant’s leading-edge design features construction to withstand the impact and potential flooding of a Category 5 hurricane. The redundant power supply was built with an eye toward conservation of natural resources. Three of the four generators run on natural gas. “This is a greener way to generate power and the fourth generator is a Tier 4 diesel which has a special design built to achieve the highest level of reduced emissions set by the…
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