NAES Conventional Plant Operations
Navigating Conventional Complexity with Superior Service
Safety | Reliability | Compliance
Focus on the Fundamentals
With our extensive experience, we offer comprehensive solutions for power generation and industrial operations.
How We Save You
Cost Efficiency
By leveraging our extensive experience, we can offer cost-effective solutions for power generation and industrial operations. Our services optimize operational efficiency, leading to significant cost savings.
Specific to Your Needs
Customized Solutions
We are known for working closely with our clients to develop customized solutions that meet their specific needs. This tailored approach ensures that the services provided are as relevant and effective as possible.
Conventional Plant Operations
Service Description
We focus on maximizing safety, efficiency, and reliability.
Our expertise includes,
- Coal
- Natural Gas (and RNG)
- Oil-fired facilities
- + more
We’re committed to enhancing plant performance through operational excellence, effective maintenance strategies, and strict compliance with environmental regulations.
Our services are designed to ensure that plants operate at their peak, adhere to regulatory standards, and effectively respond to the dynamic demands of the energy market.
The operation of conventional power plants—encompassing coal, natural gas (including RNG), and oil-fired facilities—requires a strategic blend of technical expertise and rigorous maintenance practices. NAES delivers industry-leading operational support tailored to the unique requirements of each type of plant.
Core Operation Services
NAES offers a comprehensive suite of support services designed to enhance plant safety, reliability, and operational efficiency. We develop human-factored operating procedures tailored to each facility’s unique configuration, ensuring compliance with Procedure Professional Association (PPA) standards.
Our services include integrated plant startup and shutdown procedures, system-specific operations, and emergency response protocols. By consolidating equipment manuals into concise system descriptions, we expedite training and support the plant’s daily operations with reliable documentation.
Safety is at the core of NAES operations, and our NAES Safety program sets the standard for safe working environments in conventional power plants. We conduct thorough safety audits, including site safety and health assessments, proper labeling, and signage verification, as well as the development of site-specific safety manuals.
Our programs ensure readiness for OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) certification, emphasizing continuous safety training and compliance monitoring. NAES also offers third-party safety management services for both operated and non-operated facilities, promoting a culture of safety industry wide.
Specific to Your Needs
Unlock Your Facility’s Full Potential
The difference between leading and lagging often hinges on the operational excellence and maintenance efficiency of your facilities.
This is where NAES transforms your challenges into opportunities. Our team of experts brings a wealth of industry experience and a proven track record of enhancing performance across a wide array of energy facilities.
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The NAES Difference
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Success Stories
Case Studies
NFPA Case Study: NAES Prioritizes Electrical Safety in the Workplace with Semiannual Onsite Trainings and Implementation of Latest Codes
NAES Corporation is the largest third-party operator of power plants in the United States, providing operation, maintenance, engineering, and compliance services to the traditional power and renewable energy industries. Driven by its commitment to outstanding safety culture and performance at its facilities, NAES engaged NFPA to provide onsite training for…
DCI & ACI Systems Installations
NAES Power Contractors (NPC) installed a new Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) system and an Activated Carbon Injection (ACI) system at a major coal-fired generating station owned by a cooperative in the Midwest as part of a regional air-quality project. The project supported the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new Mercury…
Air Preheater Rebuild
NAES Power Contractors (NPC) rebuilt an Alstom air preheater at an 850 MW coal-fired plant. NPC worked around the clock for three weeks to expedite the unit’s return to service. The team built temporary shelters to keep the major weather from impeding the work and coordinated with client representatives for…
Conemaugh ESP Rebuild
NAES Power Contractors (NPC) had responsibility for site management, craft labor and directing subcontractors for this $31 million-plus project at the 1,800 MW Conemaugh Generating Station. NPC s upplied and installed new electrostatic precipitator (ESP) internals for Units 1 and 2 (four boxes total) during two power outages.
Colstrip Power Plant
NAES Power Contractors has provided ongoing maintenance, modification and construction at the 2,218 MW Colstrip facility since 1988, including services during normal operating periods, scheduled outages and unscheduled outages. NPC provided the same services at the 154 MW Corette facility from 1988 until its closure in 2015.
AMP – Fremont Energy Center
AMP Fremont is a 540 MW nominal load 2 x 1 natural gas fired generating station with 163 MW of duct-firing capacity. American Municipal Power (AMP) and its members self-operate several electric plants. However, for its first combined-cycle gas turbine facility – the 703 MW Fremont Energy Center in northwestern…
Elwood Energy
The largest simple cycle plant in the US, Elwood consists of 9 GE Frame 7FA combustion turbines. The facility is a full merchant power as of Spring 2017 with 15 full-time employees covering 24/7. Elwood, Illinois: NAES Environmental Services was responsible for successfully permitting the addition of Blackstart engines and low…
Mid-Connecticut
Connecticut’s Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) facility presents a triple challenge to an operator, in that its three discrete units – a Waste Processing Facility (WPF), a Power Block Facility (PBF) and an auxiliary Jet Turbine Facility (JTF) – each require a separate operating plan. ‘NAES Safe’ Program Turns…
Minnesota River Station
49 MW dual-fuel natural gas and oil plant that consists of an electric generation plant and a distribution substation located in Chaska, Minnesota. The facility sits on seven acres approximately 500 feet from the Minnesota River. Dry Air Injection System Solves Humidity-RelatedElectrical Problem at MMPA Minnesota River By Bob Burchfield –…
Shady Point
NAES Environmental serviced a 320 MW coal-fired cogeneration plant in the mid-west, which utilizes four coal-fired circulation fluidized bed (CFB) boilers and two steam turbines and their respective generators. The facility controls NOx and SO2 emissions with CFB boiler technology. The addition of limestone into the boilers reduces the SO2 emissions while low…