Ochsner Baptist, Utility Backup
Emergency Generators

Client: Ochsner Health
Contact: James Britsch, SVP Facilities
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Project Cost: $20,000,000
Complete: 2023
YKH Consulting, LLC provided Ochsner Baptist with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design services to expand the utility back-up generation from 3.25MW to 6.75MW utilizing (2) new 3.25MW bi-fuel
generators along with a new custom outdoor enclosure for the existing (1) 3.25MW indoor generator. The essential system generation was also expanded from 1.5MW to 3.2MW utilizing (2) existing 800kW generators and replacing (2) 300kW with (2) 800kW generators. This project necessitated the upgrade of the entire main switchboard and
parallel system, acquiring the local utility’s assets, and placing the entire campus under a single primary meter.