Americas coal plant services
In today’s energy transition, GE Steam Power is more committed than ever to collaborating with our Americas coal plant customers to solve their most pressing issues as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.
The Power of Yes
Can GE help me get the most out of my existing equipment?
YES. We recognize that as a coal operator in the Americas region entering the latter stages of your operating life cycle, you need a service partner that’s local, fast and delivers cost-effective solutions... especially with your transactional and unplanned maintenance. Our team stands ready with all the core services you need, including parts, repairs, inspections, monitoring, unplanned emergent outage work and forced outage support.
We have also refined our capabilities to focus on GE OEM and legacy brand equipment—driving stronger execution with the speed, quality, and safety you expect from us. A continuous improvement model across our service platform is how we’re investing to support you in this critical cycle of your plant’s operating life.
One integrated service team
from the first commercial touchpoint through final execution
to deliver with continuity, communication and process alignment
Local response capabilities
including an Americas network of repair shops, field engineers, suppliers and site mobilization resources
Services for all major equipment:
steam turbines, generators, boilers, AQCS, controls, and digital solutions
1,000+
Americas team members at your service
6 regional service centers
for your planned and emergency parts/repairs and related service needs
2,000+ units
supported by GE across the region
OEM support delivered with speed
Coal plant services
As your maintenance planning windows may be contracting and you need to be more flexible, we are adapting with you…investing in regional short-cycle service capabilities—and local talent—dedicated to keep you up and running.
Parts
- A robust network of 6 regional facilities to manufacture, repair and deliver parts quickly for your planned and emergency needs.
- A continuous improvement model means your parts are engineered with the most advanced design innovations that deliver better performance and component life.
- Millions of hours of real-world operating data that informs our engineering of parts including blades, valves and diaphragms.
- Pre-assembly solutions to help reduce outage cycle time with ‘ready to drop in’ components such as valve assemblies.
- Proactive supplier planning to avoid potential delays from factors such as minerals availability or upcoming parts obsolescence.
- Solutions for generator, steam turbine, boiler, AQCS, and controls parts
Repairs
- A robust footprint of regional shops enables us to quickly respond to both your planned and emergency needs; we have six manufacturing and repair sites in the region.
- A dedicated on-site repairs team that can come to you when there isn’t time to send components to a shop.
- With a suite of tooling facilities throughout the region, we can quickly mobilize repair resources to your site to reduce cycle time.
- Industry-leading repair capabilities including rotor repairs, welding solutions, steam turbine blading and balancing capabilities.
- Steam turbine rotors, blades, casings and more.
- Generator rotors, stator core/bars, rewinds and more.
- Boiler corrosion maintenance, tune-ups and life extensions.
Controls
- Full lifecycle support for turbine controls, excitation and DCS systems
- Services include preventive maintenance, parts replacements, upgrades and migrations to extend life, drive better efficiency and reliability, keep operators compliant with regulations, and stay in front of obsolescence issues (HMIs/migration packs)
- Support for legacy technologies, including ALSPA systems, which can be upgraded to the Mark VIe™ system
Digital
- Remote monitoring allows GE to alert you to operating anomalies and provide guidance on troubleshooting, risk-based assessments and corrective actions
- Online monitoring empowers you to track, assess and resolve identified anomalies based on your control room capabilities and team expertise
- On-site monitoring for steam turbine/generator and boiler equipment is a cost-effective way to better anticipate maintenance needs and sidestep unplanned outages.
- Steam turbine solutions to help drive better efficiency and detect early-stage failure modes.
- Generator solutions to develop future condition-based maintenance and help avoid costly repairs.
- Boiler solutions to help reduce CO2/NOx emissions and increase reliability.
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