Case Study: Leading Medical Device Company achieves 40% electric cost reduction and resilient on-site power with Veolia North America

Energy master planning and analysis bring resilient power strategies to a high tech manufacturing facility

Leading Medical Device Company retained Veolia North America’s energy consulting group to improve energy reliability and assess on‑site power generation options for its Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico manufacturing facility. The plant was served by unreliable, expensive utility power, exposing it to unplanned interruptions that could damage process equipment, cause production downtime, and undermine competitiveness due to high, energy‑intensive operating costs.

Veolia North America performed energy master planning, site assessments, and a total energy requirements analysis, evaluating technologies from gas turbines and reciprocating engines to fuel cells, solar and wind, and developed ranked options. Veolia recommended liquified natural gas (LNG)‑fired reciprocating engines integrated with hot‑water absorption chillers; the solution improved system reliability, increased product output, mitigated fuel‑supply risk, and delivered measurable savings (about a 40% reduction in electric costs).