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The Marina Thermal Project

The Marina Thermal Facility is a 26,000 square-foot central utility plant located in Atlantic City's Renaissance Pointe. Owned by Marina Energy and operated by DCO Energy, this Greenfield development project emphasizes the long-term vision of creating, in phases, a District heating and cooling system that will serve anticipated casino expansion within the Renaissance Pointe area.

Marina Thermal Facility

The Marina Thermal Facility is a Greenfield Development Project. Marina Energy, as owner, and DCO Energy, as the Developer and Operator, are developing and financing the project as an off-site Central Utility Plant, which will serve the expanding Casino Industry in Atlantic City, NJ. This energy project emphasizes the long-term vision of creating, in phases, a district heating and cooling system that will service the Renaissance Pointe area of Atlantic City.

The Marina Thermal Facility is located adjacent to the site of the most aggressive new development in the region. Chilled water, hot water, and emergency power generated by the plant will be delivered to casino customers for cooling, heating, domestic hot water, and back-up power requirements.

The plant is designed to have a ultimate capacity of 25,000 tons of cooling, 350,000 dt/hr of high temperature hot water production, and 8 MW of emergency power generation. It will be capable of serving three casinos, one which is currently under construction and planned to open mid 2003.

The cost of designing and constructing the Marina Thermal Facility, including the underground distribution system, is approximately $44 Million.

Details
Client: Marina District Development Co., The Borgata Hotel and Casino
Location: 1087 Absecon Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Service: Combined Heating, Chilling and Power Facility
Project Start: July 2000
Commencement: July 2003
Plant Capacity: 22,500 Tons Chilled Water, 300 lb/hr Hot Water, 5 MVA Emergency Power
Developer: DCO Energy, LLC
Project Amount: $44 Million

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