Energy System Group

Scope Of Work

As the home of Mission Control, International Space Station operations, the Orion Program, and various other exploration missions, JSC is one of NASA’s largest sites. Grid outages, whether through capacity constraint, weather related crises, or otherwise, accentuated the need for increased resiliency in support of the critical missions taking place. JSC needed to align with agency goals, ensure power supply, and desired microgrid islanding capability. Competitively selected, ESG developed the first CHP project, and most significant ESPC, in NASA history, enhancing energy and mission surety in a capacity constrained region. The microgrid project will offset purchased electricity and steam with on-site cogeneration of 11.9 MW of electricity and 100,000 lb/hr steam. Electrical power generation of the combustion turbines will be supplemented by a back pressure steam turbine generator. Power output from the CHP plant will be via interconnect at two substations, both primary components of the distribution system. The interconnects will ensure power to critical loads such as Mission Control. The project alone achieves Site Energy Intensity Reduction goals through 2020, and has a visible impact on agency-wide goals.

Annual Energy and Operational Savings over $3.9 Million

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