Generation

 

 

 

Supervisor of Interconnection—Todd Weaver

Chief Stationary Engineer—John Reynolds

Vineland Municipal Electric Utility owns and operates four (4) generating units.  Three (3) are located at Howard M. Down Station and one (1) at West Substation.  VMEU’s peak load is 161 MW and we are currently capable of generating 78 MW.

VMEU plans to invest the necessary funds to install a dual fuel (natural gas primary, Oil backup) 50 to 60 MW Simple Cycle Gas Turbine generator at Howard M. Down Station by May 31, 2012 to increase our generating capacity.

VMEU’s core value is to keep the Electric Utility city owned maintaining the utility jobs and economic stimulus provided by the utility to the community.

VMEU will continue to invest in standardized efficient peaking gas turbine generating units to replace existing aging units and to keep pace with load growth.

Owning your own generation is a tried and true formula for success.  It helps dampen volatility of energy cost and minimize rates.

Photo of the Howard M. Down station during the evening

Photo inside the Howard M. Down station

Vineland Municipal Utilities

Electric Generation Division

211 N. West Avenue ● P.O. Box 1508

Vineland, NJ 08362-1508

(856) 794-4230

E-mail: VMEU@vinelandcity.org

Photo of the VMEU Sign on the Howard M. Down station