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Case study: A second life for recycled equipment at RED-Rochester’s new cogeneration facility
August 12, 2025
Curated ByClarion Energy Content Directors
6 min read
By Jason Tippett, Dan Kelley and Jakob Lill
Eastman Business Park (EBP) in Rochester, New York, is a state-of-the-art, 1,200-acre industrial park home to over 100 research and manufacturing companies. The site, which also serves as the historic base for Kodak, is a core economic development growth driver for greater Rochester. RED-Rochester, LLC (RED), the owner and operator of EBP’s utility assets, is one of North America’s largest district energy systems. With efficient and balanced combined heat and power (CHP) assets, the site includes 1.5 million pounds per hour of boiler capacity, 117 megawatts (MW) of steam turbine generators (STG), plus chillers and other equipment. These systems serve a suite of 17 different utility services, including electricity, steam, chilled water, wastewater, nitrogen, compressed air and various process waters.