Mohegan Sun Pocono to Reduce Carbon Footprint by 14% with New CHP System
Partnering with UGI HVAC and Penn State Hazelton on cogeneration system
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Mohegan Sun Pocono will install a combined heat and power (CHP) system which will provide a reliable, energy-efficient source for heating and electric power and reduce the facility’s primary energy consumption. Installation of the CHP system by Reading, Pennsylvania-based UGI HVAC Enterprises Inc. is anticipated to begin in March and be fully operational by fall 2016.
“The implementation of the CHP system is one of our core sustainability initiatives for 2016,” said Mike Bean, president and CEO of Mohegan Sun Pocono. “This system will significantly reduce congestion in the local energy grid while providing us with a reliable, cost-effective energy source. Once fully operational, the electricity and heating from the system is likely to reduce Mohegan Sun Pocono’s carbon footprint by 3,900 metric tons annually, the equivalent of removing 820 vehicles from the road, carbon sequestered from 3,200 acres of forest, or the planting of 100,000 trees.”