BINGHAMTON, NY — Tecogen, a manufacturer of commercial and industrial natural gas-powered chillers, has been selected to provide an alternative source of ice-making for hockey games in Broome County (NY) Veterans Memorial Arena. The company’s Tecochill® system also will be used during the summer months to provide space conditioning for the arena’s many concerts and other special events.
“When it was time to update the arena’s cooling equipment, we looked at systems that would enable us to lower the utility costs for the county’s 7,200-seat arena,” said Roger George of Johnson Controls, consulting engineers for the arena. “Tecogen’s chillers will reduce electric costs by using natural gas instead of electricity to cool the arena and chill the glycol used for the ice rink.”