Siemens to Provide Long-Term Service at Blythe Energy Center in California

Siemens has been awarded a long-term service agreement for the Blythe Energy Center in California. The customer is AltaGas Ltd, headquartered in Alberta, Canada. The new agreement covers scheduled maintenance activities, program management, spare parts, power diagnostics and performance monitoring for the plant’s two Siemens V84.3A (now named SGT6-4000F) gas turbines for the next 25 years or 116,000 equivalent operating hours (EOH).

The agreement will enable the Blythe Energy Center to take advantage of Siemens modernization and unit enhancements, such as thermal performance optimization, low-load turn down, and rotor exchanges, all designed to help extend scheduled inspection intervals and improve the operational flexibility of the two combustion turbines at the facility.

Siemens offers the turn down optimization as part of its Flex-Power Services™ portfolio. The optimization is designed to reduce carbon monoxide emissions at part load.

“The Blythe Energy Center has been providing reliable electricity for the past 11 years, and this continued service agreement and gas turbine performance enhancing upgrades will enhance the units’ ability to continue to operate optimally for many years to come,” said Craig Weeks, CEO, Siemens Power & Gas Services Business Unit.

Siemens Power Generation Services offers a broad spectrum of innovative products and services, and is the leading service partner for ensuring high reliability and optimal performance of rotating power equipment within the utility, oil & gas, and industrial processing industries worldwide.

This press release and a press picture are available at www.siemens.com/press/pi/PR2015010105PSEN

For further information on Siemens Power Generation Services, please see http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/services/

For further information on Siemens Flex-Power Services™, please see http://www.siemens.com/energy/flex-power-services

Siemens Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Siemens AG, a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. With 343,000 employees in more than 200 countries, Siemens reported worldwide revenue of approximately $98 billion in fiscal 2014. Siemens in the USA reported revenue of $22.2 billion, including $5.2 billion in exports, and employs approximately 46,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

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