In 2013 Zachry gave Florida Power & Light (FPL) the keys to the new 1,250-MW Next Generation Clean Energy Center at Cape Canaveral. It is one half of the two largest EPC turnkey projects in Zachry’s history — the other half being the sister plant at Riviera Beach, due online in 2014.

These two facilities will generate a combined 2,500 megawatts, enough to power up to half-a-million homes. They also use some of the newest, most efficient technology available in the power generation business.

Six new SGT6-8000H combustion gas turbines from Siemens (three per plant) are the first to be put into service anywhere in the world, and they are considerably more efficient that the old plant they are replacing, using 33 percent less fuel per megawatt produced. They also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 50 percent.

This ability to deliver large-scale turnkey projects is a result of Zachry deciding several years ago to develop in-house engineering capabilities. In this context, “turnkey” means handling all EPC work internally, instead of outsourcing any of the elements.

The success of these two assignments has also led to a third major project; providing EPC services for the new Port Everglades Next Generation Clean Energy Center near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. It will run on clean, low-cost American natural gas and produce up to 1,277 megawatts of electricity.

And this triple-play of assignments, representing ten consecutive years of work, exemplifies a key company objective — to win multiple contracts, over the long haul, because of our high-trust relationships with major customers.