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- 1. 908 770 4955 www.theoutageexpert.com __________ ________________________ Outage Optimization Opportunities
- 3. 908 770 4955 www.theoutageexpert.com safety is nonnegotiable and because of that it needs not be mentioned constantly because it is part of everything we do.
- 4. 908 770 4955 www.theoutageexpert.com PROFITS = REVENUE COST
- 5. Sun Tzu said: The Art of War (Outages) is of vital importance to the State (Plant). It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. Outages are significant events in any plant. It is generally the only event that can simultaneously increase revenue and decrease cost.
- 6. 908 770 4955 www.theoutageexpert.com Outage, planning and execution are significantly different than normal plant operations and as such need different mind sets, methods and practices to be successful. Outage Planning and Execution is it’s own sweet science
- 11. 908 770 4955 www.theoutageexpert.com SERVICES STAFF SERVICES
- 12. 908 770 4955 www.theoutageexpert.com OWNERS AGENT TOE will manage all of the steps of the outage and report back to PPMS about the outage readiness of each plant at each step
- 13. 908 770 4955 www.theoutageexpert.com Fill in for Plant Management •Plant Managers •Operation Managers •Maintenance Managers Outage Development •Downtime analysis •Heat rate analysis •Generation analysis •Potential component failure analysis •Financial Projection •Cash flows Engineering •Work scopes/ RFP’s •Material specifications •Code requirements Planning • Scheduling • Spare parts identification and ordering • Material identification and ordering • Outage set up • Contract selection Project Management • Critical path • Outage Management
- 15. 908 770 4955 www.theoutageexpert.com TOE will guarantee the “Open and Close” as well as “known work” of the outage from a dollar and schedule perspective • Note: every outage has an adjustment to money and schedule after all the discovery work is completed which will need to be mutually agreed upon during the outage TOE will guarantee the unit comes up and stays up • Note: the unit will not come down once released from the outage for anything outage related for 18 month post outage TOE will guarantee performance of the unit • Note: we will need to handle each unit’s performance individually TURNKEY OUTAGES
- 17. Frontera Fall 2014 •We helped the plant develop plan and schedule two days into the outage the Maintenance Manager quit and we assumed control of the entire outage •The outage came in on time and the units performance was the best in history Fibrominn Spring 2015 •We helped the plant develop plan and schedule two days into the outage the Maintenance Manager quit and we assumed control of the entire outage •The outage came in on time and the units performance was the best in history Parkchester burners Winter 2014 •We were able to get the burners to comply with new RACT Emissions standards while still burning #6 oil by burner modifications. By being able to do this the facility was able to comply while avoiding spending anywhere between 1 and 10 million dollars extra Detroit Turbine outage Winter 2013 •Unit produces 13% more Megawatts on the same steam flow a net result of approx. $1.5 million in a plant that has an EBITA of $10 million Detroit controls upgrade Winter 2013 •With the new controls in place we were able to test different operating modalities and identified a different valve line up that yielded a 1% to 2% increase in Megawatt increase that nets the plant approx. $400,000 against an EBITA of $10,000,000 Detroit Black plant Fall 2012 •Planned and executed a black plant in 3 months. Executed 184 distinct tasks in just 132 hours Berkshire Fall Outage 2012 •Lowed Heat rate significantly unit availability went from 30% to 90% Detroit Boiler 12 outage Summer 2012 •Saved $300,000 on a budgeted $3,200,000 one week early Berkshire Spring Outage 2012 •Saved $880,000 on a budgeted $2,000,000 3 days early Detroit Boiler 13 outage Fall 2011 •Saved $500,000 on a budgeted $3,700,000 two weeks early