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When Marshall Municipal Utilities — a municipal electric utility in Marshall, Minnesota — needed to bring an aging GE Frame 5 turbine back online to meet electricity demand, they encountered a very expensive problem. The turbine’s diesel start system was failing, which in turn was causing downtime costing them roughly $70,000 per missed cycle. Purchasing […]
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Starting motor failure spurs Marshall’s creative solution Editor’s Note: After a starting motor failure on a turbine on January 6, 2023, it took a team effort to get things humming again. MMUA sat down with Curt Anton, lead plant operator, Tony Mead, electrical operations manager and Scott Mellenthin, purchasing and property coordinator, to talk about
HYDRA SERVICE® SUPPORTS STEM PROGRAMS Hydra Service has a long history of supporting STEM educational programs. From elementary schools at OSU Engineering challenges or Bot Ball, to High School students in FIRST Robotics, we feel that giving back to the community and encouraging STEM education is vital to area success. In our 16th year of
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