GM - Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport Red River Utilities, LLC

Project Highlights

  • Designed, built and currently operates central utilities complex to provide utility services to new and existing facilities
  • Installed and utilize energy management system using plant control system for monitoring energy usage
  • Expanded high-purity water systems
  • Efficient compressed air systems using state-of-the-art control for process use
  • Treatment of various wastes from manufacturing site
  • Retrofitted two boilers to burn landfill gas provided by Renovar LFG Pipeline

Overview

Duke Energy Generation Services joined SUEZ Energy and USFilter Operating Inc. to design, build and operate a central utilities complex to provide utility services to the General Motors Assembly Plant in Shreveport, La. Services include electricity distribution, hot and chilled water, building and process heat, compressed air and water/wastewater services. The central utilities complex incorporates a number of innovations to provide state-of-the-art efficiency and environmental benefits.

The Shreveport plant produces the popular Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon pickup truck and the H3 Hummer SUV.