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The project snapshot page provides a quick overview of the performance of the DER project. Hover over individual key performance indicators to see a definition.

Performance Snapshot

Jan 2010 to Feb 2016
844
GWh
electricity generated
Capacity
Factor
10,184
MMcf
generator fuel consumed
Electric
Efficiency
4,563
BBtu
heat used
Thermal
Efficiency
CHP
Efficiency

The project monthly summary table provides measured data and key performance indicators for the DER project.

To view data for another date range, select your desired months and press “Go”.

To download data from the monthly summary table in CSV format, press the download button to the top right of the table.

Automated data filtering can be enabled or disabled via the control. Filtered data automatically checks to determine if the energy streams measured are consistent with each other (e.g. fuel consumption or heat recovery are reported only when a DER is reporting generated power). Disabling this control shows all data available.

Summary Table

Jan 2010 to Feb 2016
Electricity Generated (MWh) Total Fuel Consumed (Mcf) Total Heat Used (MMBtu) Heat Rejected (MMBtu) Capacity Factor (%) Electric Efficiency (% HHV) Thermal Efficiency (% HHV) CHP Efficiency (% HHV)
Total 843,659 10,184,063 4,562,791 401,269 52.7 27.4 43.4 70.8
Jan 2010
13,137 165,877 80,609 2,032 58.9 26.2 47.1 73.3
Feb 2010
17,896 233,496 118,171 511 88.8 25.3 49.0 74.4
Mar 2010
17,988 232,354 118,822 3,505 80.6 25.6 49.6 75.2
Apr 2010
14,905 179,967 79,928 7,008 69.0 27.4 43.0 70.4
May 2010
14,987 151,161 73,373 4,078 67.1 32.8 47.0 79.8
Jun 2010
5,224 62,787 29,959 936 24.2 27.5 46.2 73.8
Jul 2010
3,416 40,084 15,162 2,949 15.3 28.2 36.7 64.8
Aug 2010
1,673 19,184 5,713 2,502 7.5 28.8 28.9 57.7
Sep 2010
0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oct 2010
3,293 40,778 19,186 660 14.8 26.7 45.6 72.3
Nov 2010
15,097 193,859 95,363 2,710 69.9 25.8 47.7 73.4
Dec 2010
16,152 212,678 107,936 260 72.4 25.1 49.2 74.3
Jan 2011
18,528 236,432 117,440 413 83.0 25.9 48.1 74.0
Feb 2011
13,388 168,226 84,579 229 66.4 26.3 48.7 75.0
Mar 2011
14,716 183,118 91,043 1,094 65.9 26.6 48.2 74.8
Apr 2011
16,237 199,168 97,392 3,039 75.2 27.0 47.4 74.3
May 2011
10,717 127,630 59,977 2,401 48.0 27.8 45.5 73.3
Jun 2011
3,234 39,140 17,918 2,357 15.0 27.3 44.4 71.7
Jul 2011
4,963 53,369 12,689 11,701 22.2 30.8 23.0 53.8
Aug 2011
2,841 32,347 12,633 2,838 12.7 29.0 37.8 66.9
Sep 2011
6,657 78,569 36,379 2,343 30.8 28.0 44.9 72.9
Oct 2011
15,304 182,446 89,592 2,006 68.6 27.7 47.6 75.3
Nov 2011
7 348 167 2 < 0.1 7.1 46.5 53.5
Dec 2011
19,643 243,007 125,754 1,273 88.0 26.7 50.1 76.9
Jan 2012
15,721 197,647 100,671 1,158 70.4 26.3 49.4 75.7
Feb 2012
17,293 220,058 111,284 1,149 82.8 26.0 49.0 75.0
Mar 2012
14,073 176,536 88,798 1,287 63.1 26.4 48.7 75.1
Apr 2012
15,173 183,262 88,720 1,838 70.2 27.4 46.9 74.3
May 2012
6,257 76,408 37,417 1,744 28.0 27.1 47.5 74.5
Jun 2012
5,313 60,340 20,131 8,984 24.6 29.1 32.3 61.4
Jul 2012
0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aug 2012
3 145 64 3 < 0.1 7.7 42.9 50.7
Sep 2012
5,563 68,248 31,462 3,653 25.8 27.0 44.7 71.6
Oct 2012
13,094 155,305 73,363 2,671 58.7 27.9 45.8 73.7
Nov 2012
20,287 247,742 120,325 1,450 93.9 27.1 47.1 74.1
Dec 2012
20,232 248,875 117,969 2,431 90.6 26.9 45.9 72.8
Jan 2013
17,059 216,362 105,575 1,136 76.4 26.1 47.3 73.4
Feb 2013
14,166 182,962 91,376 13 70.3 25.6 48.4 74.0
Mar 2013
7 359 173 0 < 0.1 6.8 46.6 53.4
Apr 2013
16,365 196,196 90,083 3,195 75.8 27.6 44.5 72.1
May 2013
7,297 86,785 39,515 2,008 32.7 27.8 44.1 71.9
Jun 2013
2,256 27,210 12,159 1,219 10.4 27.4 43.3 70.7
Jul 2013
4,264 46,965 9,217 10,821 19.1 30.0 19.0 49.0
Aug 2013
837 10,214 4,945 76 3.7 27.1 46.9 74.0
Sep 2013
6,023 77,353 38,134 1,972 27.9 25.8 47.8 73.5
Oct 2013
12,033 145,519 69,107 1,999 53.9 27.3 46.0 73.4
Nov 2013
18,780 227,229 109,239 2,181 86.9 27.3 46.6 73.9
Dec 2013
20,700 255,008 124,438 2,113 92.7 26.8 47.3 74.1
Jan 2014
19,037 243,778 122,702 839 85.3 25.8 48.8 74.6
Feb 2014
17,876 228,382 113,950 365 88.7 25.9 48.3 74.2
Mar 2014
18,336 230,335 113,682 456 82.2 26.3 47.8 74.2
Apr 2014
16,867 200,222 90,934 3,916 78.1 27.9 44.0 71.9
May 2014
4,814 61,045 30,546 658 21.6 26.1 48.5 74.6
Jun 2014
2,892 32,920 10,630 4,661 13.4 29.1 31.3 60.3
Jul 2014
3,064 33,837 7,341 7,694 13.7 29.9 21.0 51.0
Aug 2014
2,815 31,892 8,869 5,604 12.6 29.2 26.9 56.1
Sep 2014
4,972 59,737 22,387 6,668 23.0 27.5 36.3 63.8
Oct 2014
6,862 89,355 48,735 611 30.7 25.4 52.8 78.2
Nov 2014
16,731 204,112 98,778 2,208 77.5 27.1 46.9 74.0
Dec 2014
20,846 260,643 127,335 1,941 93.4 26.5 47.3 73.8
Jan 2015
10,814 140,719 71,370 162 48.5 25.4 49.1 74.6
Feb 2015
8,101 106,066 54,988 6 40.2 25.3 50.2 75.5
Mar 2015
61 320 0 0 0.3 62.6 0.0 62.6
Apr 2015
16,824 198,443 84,526 8,325 77.9 28.0 41.3 69.3
May 2015
13,393 142,796 39,181 21,807 60.0 31.0 26.6 57.6
Jun 2015
19,067 202,358 41,522 44,056 88.3 31.2 19.9 51.0
Jul 2015
19,982 214,262 37,721 53,191 89.5 30.8 17.1 47.9
Aug 2015
19,648 209,126 35,410 53,422 88.0 31.1 16.4 47.5
Sep 2015
19,833 210,617 43,038 46,280 91.8 31.1 19.8 50.9
Oct 2015
18,901 205,616 75,945 13,727 84.7 30.4 35.8 66.2
Nov 2015
18,217 205,826 83,883 8,710 84.3 29.3 39.5 68.8
Dec 2015
21,199 242,190 105,280 5,152 95.0 28.9 42.1 71.1
Jan 2016
19,700 246,412 119,965 857 88.3 26.4 47.2 73.6
Feb 2016
7 299 123 < 1 1.0 7.9 39.8 47.7

Production data is not in real time and may be delayed as data is periodically reported and uploaded to this website.

Data Displayed:

The monthly summary plot shows monthly sums of measured data and monthly averages of key performance indicators.

To view data for another date range, select your desired months and press “Go”.

To download data used to create the monthly summary plot in CSV format, press the download button to the top right of the chart.

Automated data filtering can be enabled or disabled via the control. Filtered data automatically checks to determine if the energy streams measured are consistent with each other (e.g. fuel consumption or heat recovery are reported only when a DER is reporting generated power). Disabling this control shows all data available.

Click on legend entries below the plot, if present, to show or hide data.

Data Displayed

Production data is not in real time and may be delayed as data is periodically reported and uploaded to this website.

Data Displayed:

The time series plot shows averages of measured data and key performance indicators. The plot can be switched between the daily and hourly time steps, to adjust the level of averaging displayed.

To view data for another date range or time step, select your desired dates and time step and press “Go”. Due to performance constraints, hourly data may only be displayed within a date range of up to one month in length.

To download data used to create the time series plot in CSV format, press the download button to the top right of the chart.

Automated data filtering can be enabled or disabled via the control. Filtered data automatically checks to determine if the energy streams measured are consistent with each other (e.g. fuel consumption or heat recovery are reported only when a DER is reporting generated power). Disabling this control shows all data available.

Click on legend entries below the plot, if present, to show or hide data.

Data Displayed

Times are shown in Eastern Time (ET) and are adjusted to reflect Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Production data is not in real time and may be delayed as data is periodically reported and uploaded to this website.

Data Displayed:

The ambient temperature plot shows averages of measured data and key performance indicators versus ambient temperature.

To view data for another date range or time step, select your desired dates and time step and press “Go”. Due to performance constraints, hourly data may only be displayed within a date range of up to one month in length.

To download data used to create the ambient temperature plot in CSV format, press the download button to the top right of the chart.

Automated data filtering can be enabled or disabled via the control. Filtered data automatically checks to determine if the energy streams measured are consistent with each other (e.g. fuel consumption or heat recovery are reported only when a DER is reporting generated power). Disabling this control shows all data available.

Click on legend entries below the plot, if present, to show or hide data.

Data Displayed
Ambient Temperature data provided by NOAA at weather.govLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page.

Production data is not in real time and may be delayed as data is periodically reported and uploaded to this website.

The project performance benchmark page shows how the DER project performs compared to similar-sized projects using the same technology in the same facility category. The key performance index used for benchmarking can be changed by selecting the desired rating from the table headings at the bottom of the page. Clicking on each result in the distribution will bring up the name and link to other related facilities.

To view data for another date range, select your desired months and press “Go”.

Note that benchmarking only occurs on data with automated data filtering on, to ensure consistent ranking results.

CHP
Efficiency
Thermal
Efficiency
Electric
Efficiency
Capacity
Factor
Electric
Generation
Cornell University 70.8 % 43.4 % 27.4 % 52.7 % 843,659 MWh
Top Peer 51.8 % 20.0 % 31.8 % 22.0 % 4,410 MWh
Average Peer 55.9 % 26.7 % 29.2 % 43.8 % 293,891 MWh

Peer Criteria

  • Technology: CHP
  • Generation Capacity: Large (1000+ kW)
  • Facility Category: Education
  • Total Peers in Group: 3

The project monthly CHP performance rating plot shows overall CHP performance and highlights periods for potential performance improvement.

To view data for another date range, select your desired months and press “Go”.

To download data used to create the monthly CHP performance rating plot in CSV format, press the download button to the top right of the chart.

Note that rating only occurs on data with automated data filtering on, to ensure consistent ranking results.

The peak demand reduction shows the contribution of the CHP system to reducing the utility grid peak demand, and other calculations that were utilized in previous NYSERDA CHP performance programs. The peak demand reduction (kWP) is defined as the average CHP output during the period spanning May 1 through October 31, Monday through Friday, 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM. Federal holidays are excluded from this period.

The total generation (kWhA) is defined as the total net CHP generation during the period evaluated.

The two CHP efficiencies (FCECHP) are program specific, and differ slightly from the conventional CHP efficiency.

The 2013 CHP systems manual defines FCECHP as the combined net electrical and useful heat recovery divided by the fuel input at 1,032 BTU/CF HHV, however the useful heat recovery is divided by a displaced boiler efficiency of 80%.

The 2010 CHP systems manual defines FCECHP as the combined net electrical and useful heat recovery divided by the fuel input at 928 BTU/CF LHV. No displaced boiler efficiency is assumed in the FCECHP calculation.

CHP Performance Program Metrics

Jan 2010 to Feb 2016
Peak Demand Reduction (kWP)
24,520
kW
Total Generation (kWhA)
843,659,329
kWh
Heat Recovered
4,562,791
MMBtu
Gas Consumed
10,184,063
Mcf
FCECHP

FCECHP 2013 =
[(WG × 3.413) + (QU / 0.8)] / [FG × 1.032]

81.7
% HHV
FCECHP

FCECHP 2006–2010 =
[(WG × 3.413) + QU] / [FG × 0.928]

78.7
% LHV

Use this page to download all measured performance data for a DER project in CSV format. Select your desired date range and time step, then press the “Download” button to save the data file to your computer.

Download Data

To download performance data, select your desired date range and time step, then click the Download button.

Production data is not in real time and may be delayed as data is periodically reported and uploaded to this website.