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Project Brief / Prison Barge
A no-fail main and emergency switchboard system for a floating prison.
Designing and manufacturing switchgear to meet the exacting specifications of the client and U.S. Coast Guard and ABS regulations.
Think about it. Would you want a prison barge with 800 medium- to maximum-security prisoners moored off New York City to lose power? Architects and engineers had to make sure that wouldn’t happen to the Vernon C. Bain Center, a prison barge as long as two football fields, standing eight decks high and weighing 47,326 tons, which opened in 1992. Quality control of every aspect of the barge design and construction was of paramount importance.
When quality is an issue, companies turn to Point Eight Power, known for its breakthrough thinking and unparalleled design, production and service.
Point Eight Power was brought in by the Avondale Industries shipyard, a division of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, to supply a main and emergency switchboard, as well as motor control centers, for the floating detention center that was the first of its kind.
Point Eight was chosen for this crucial element of the barge’s construction because of its ability to meet a tight schedule and find the optimal project solution.
Point Eight Power. Controlling the Power You Generate.
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| Installed were eight sections of main switchgear, six sections of emergency switchgear and 12 sections of motor-control centers, all meeting U.S. Coast Guard and ABS regulations. |
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