Commercial Business Testimonials

Bartlett Lake Marina Saves Thousands in Monthly Fuel Costs with Cat® Hybrid Energy Solution

Known for its spectacular desert mountain vistas and plant life, the Bartlett Reservoir draws more than half a million visitors each year. Since no utility lines extend to the lake or marina, Bartlett Lake is on its own when it comes to supplying power. As a result, Bartlett Lake partnered with Nerd Power and Cat® dealer Empire Southwest to develop a complex hybrid energy solution­—including a 400 kW solar array—to replace its existing diesel generators with a more environmentally conscious system.

Cat® Generator Sets Provide Backup Power at Drive-Thru Safari

After storms and rolling blackouts struck three years ago in San Antonio, Texas, Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch installed four Cat® diesel generator sets. Cat standby power supports a pump station and the Walk-A-Bout area and ensures an appropriate temperature for diverse animal species in the event of an outage.

Cat® Generator Sets Keep Caves Lit Up for Tourists

Natural Bridge Caverns added a new D200 GC diesel generator set to its fleet of five Cat generator sets to guarantee backup power. In the event of a power outage or interruption, the generator sets will ensure lighting, ticketing, and point-of-sale systems continue operation at under- and above-ground attractions.

Cat® Dealer Delivers Rental Generators for Outdoor Music Concerts

The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel not only turns to Cat® dealer Western States for permanent Cat® 3516 and C175 diesel generators to provide standby power, but also rents Cat XQ125 mobile generators to supply power for a stage, beer tents, and lighting equipment during large music concerts at its outdoor event venue.

Cat® Mobile Generators Provide Power and Save Grain Following Deadly Tornado

A Cat® dealer helped Memphis-based Callan Salvage & Appraisal dispatch mobile generators to power Mayfield Grain. The portable power helped to save 6,800 trailer loads of grain worth more than $30 million.

Cat® Dealer Reduces Energy Consumption with Solar Power

Committed to sustainable business practices that center around recycling, waste reduction, and reducing energy consumption, Holt of California installed two Cat® solar arrays that cover over 80 percent of energy usage at its Pleasant Grove facility.

Craft Brewery Powers Cogen System with Wastewater Byproducts

One of the byproducts of brewing beer is wastewater rich in biodegradable materials. Bell’s Brewery had been examining alternatives for turning its wastewater byproduct into energy, commissioning a bioenergy facility that includes three anaerobic digesters to convert biodegradable contents of the wastewater into methane-rich biogas to power a Cat® G3406 generator set as part of a cogeneration system.

Airport Microgrid Anchored By Cat® G3412 Genset

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport installed a solar farm connected to a microgrid that includes energy storage, a Cat® G3412 gas generator set, and a control system as part of efforts to reduce the airport’s impact on the environment. The microgrid supplies power to the runway lights and other navigation aids at the airport and provides energy to an adjacent neighborhood since it’s tied into the local utility’s distribution system.

New cogeneration system is revolutionary for the ski industry

A new cogeneration facility anchored by three Cat® gas generator sets is the latest in a series of major sustainability initiatives undertaken by Snowbird, a premier ski resort and alpine destination in Utah.

Coushatta Casino Resort Safeguards Properties With Cat® Standby Power

Located 35 miles northeast of Lake Charles, the Coushatta Casino Resort offers a 115,000 square-foot gaming floor, six restaurants, two different hotels with more than 700 guest rooms, and an RV camping area. In order to safeguard the casino and resort properties from full-scale power outages and voltage sags, the casino relies on backup power supplied by a fleet of 11 Cat® generator sets, including five 3516 diesel gensets and a 3512 diesel generator.

Airport Upgrades Cat® Power System For Maximum Reliability

The Kansas City International Airport relies on Cat generator sets and switchgear to deliver emergency backup power to the airfield. During a massive construction project that began in 2019, technicians from Cat® dealer Foley Power Solutions updated the electrical switchgear and genset control panels to ensure the system performs flawlessly.

Complete backup power solution for food distributor

As Portugal’s biggest food distribution company, Jerónimo Martins supplies more than 483 of its own supermarkets across the country. To ensure they remain fully operational during a grid power outage, the company depends on Cat electric power equipment to fulfill its backup power needs at its retail stores and distribution centers.

Cat® GC Generator Set Protects Thousands of Aquarium Animals

When it needed a new standby power source, the Tennessee Aquarium worked with Stowers Machinery to install a Cat D350 GC diesel generator set, which offers exceptional customer value by delivering performance in a minimal footprint.

Cat Backup Generator Keeps Suburban Propane Powered Up

Responsible for distributing propane, fuel oil, and refined fuels to residences and businesses in 41 states, Suburban Propane commissioned a Cat® generator set to provide reliable backup power for its data center and other critical business functions at its headquarters in Whippany, New Jersey.

Houston Distributing Company powers through blackouts and freezing temperatures

When Winter Storm Uri caused power grids to fail across Texas, Houston Distributing Company relied on a 1.5 MW Cat diesel backup generator set to power their automated palletizing system and IT servers, as well as the heaters and HVAC system in their climate-controlled area. As a result, the distributor was also able to deliver 12 pallets of bottled water for public distribution in response to the water shortage during the crisis.

Credit Union Trusts Caterpillar For Reliable Backup Power

Navy Federal Credit Union offers round-the-clock services to millions of military personnel and their families across the world. At its massive Pensacola campus, Navy Federal works with Cat® dealer Thompson Power Systems to regularly maintain 11 backup generator sets to ensure the campus receives uninterrupted power in a utility outage.

Mantrac Ghana Designs Hybrid Power Solution to Reduce Costs

Cat® dealer Mantrac Ghana designed a turnkey hybrid energy solution to supplement unreliable, costly grid power in its new component rebuild center to minimize power interruption and ensure continuous productivity.

Commercial complex saves 6 million kW-h of energy consumption

Ecogen and Cat® dealer Sotreq develop turnkey cogeneration solutions throughout Brazil. In Rochaverá Corporate Towers, all power and air conditioning comes from Ecogen cogeneration plant while Cat generator sets provide backup power capable of a constant 100 percent load.

An Alternative to Rising Utility Costs

Cat® dealer MacAllister Machinery Co. moved into a new 360,000 sq. ft. headquarters facility, opting to produce its own on-site power. The cogeneration system operates up to 70 percent total efficiency.

Gensets Sustain Restaurant After Hurricane

El Manjar Criollo Restaurant in Puerto Rico was able to stay open following Hurricane Maria, thanks to the help of C4.4 gensets provided by local dealer Rimco Cat.

Solar Energy Demonstrates Power and Savings for Louisiana Cat

Louisiana Cat selects a renewable solar powered energy solution to expand their client base and save on costs.

Cat Dealers Supply On-site Genset Power for RV Rallies

In the summer of 2007, Hale Northeastern Exposition Services, Inc. (Hale), was subcontracted to set up and run two national RV rallies. Families need to connect their RVs to an on-site power supply to use lighting and appliances. In addition, on-site genset power is required for the “Show Lot,” where events and outdoor displays of new RVs are provided.

Cat® gensets supply quiet, reliable power for music festival

A network of 19 Cat® diesel generator sets provided secure and safe power for every aspect of the festival venue.

CHP system achieves combined efficiency of more than 80%

The real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns One Penn Plaza needed to provide a reliable source of power to its tenants that would also contribute to the goals of both New York City and New York State to reduce grid demand, increase energy efficiency and reduce energy costs: They were able to accomplish this with a CHP system.