IPPs, Utilities and Peaking Power

Enabling reliable grid operations

Electricity remains essential for independent power producers (IPPs), utility companies, municipalities, manufacturers, and industrial operations. Meeting their critical energy needs requires solutions that combine reliability, efficiency, flexibility, and fast-response capability.

Our dedicated Jenbacher experts are available to provide personal consultation.

INNIO Group’s Jenbacher engines are designed to support distributed and dispatchable power generation, helping organizations address diverse operational requirements while adapting to evolving energy landscapes.
 
Jenbacher engines provide robust performance in a wide range of applications, including power generation, cogeneration/combined heat and power (CHP), municipal services, and grid support in combination with renewables, especially where flexible and dispatchable generation is needed. With containerized, ready-to-use packages, Jenbacher technology helps enable rapid deployment and simplified installation, supporting both new projects and upgrades to existing infrastructure with modular plant concepts tailored to project requirements.

Real-world application

This approach delivers results in real-world utility and distributed energy applications. For example, the Dettenhausen municipal utility in Germany operates a Jenbacher CHP plant that supplies electricity and heat to local residents and businesses. The plant’s flexible operation supports both base load and peak demand, contributing to grid stability and energy security while complementing renewable generation. With proven electrical efficiency yields of up to 48% and total CHP system efficiencies as up to 95%, Jenbacher solutions help IPPs and utilities achieve reliable performance while supporting strong plant economics and lower emissions compared to conventional technologies.

The Jenbacher solution

INNIO’s distributed power portfolio is engineered for application flexibility and dispatchable generation. Jenbacher engines are available in a range of outputs, from 250 kW to 10.6 MW per unit, and can be combined for larger installations to support peaking, balancing, and distributed generation applications. Modular design simplifies maintenance and supports scalability, while compact footprints help reduce space requirements and support flexible site integration. Decades of on-site operational experience further contribute to the reliability and resilience of Jenbacher technology in demanding environments and across a wide range of power generation applications.

Digital support with myplant

To enhance operational transparency and asset management, INNIO’s myplant digital platform offers remote monitoring and support for IPPs and utilities operating flexible assets. With the myplant solution, businesses can monitor engine performance, improve maintenance planning, and increase asset availability, supporting longer equipment life and efficient operation.
 
By integrating proven Jenbacher technology with advanced digital support, IPPs and utilities can deliver dependable, dispatchable power, respond to changing market needs, and support grid stability alongside the transition to a cleaner energy future.

Benefits

Solutions Benefis Graphic
  • Help improve plant economics in peaking and flexible generation applications
  • Support rapid deployment with modular plant concepts designed for flexible project requirements.
  • Respond quickly to peak demand and renewable variability to help support grid stability.
  • Provide balancing power that complements intermittent renewable generation.
  • Benefit from decades of experience across a wide range of power generation applications.
  • Help reduce maintenance complexity and support efficient serviceability.
  • Help reduce space requirements and support installation in constrained locations.
  • Adapt output to project needs with multi-unit configurations that support flexibility and resilience.

Grid Stability: Supporting the energy transition with Jenbacher solutions

As the world shifts to renewables, their impact on the electric grid’s design and operation grows profound. This transition, driven by various factors including new participants in the energy sector, triggers demand for additional services such as grid balancing. INNIO Group supports this development with Jenbacher energy solutions, reinforcing grid operations and maintaining resilience.

Experience our webinar: Learn about our CHP solutions

Jenbacher North American team invites you to review the recording of our recent webinar, to learn how Jenbacher can help you develop your power plant projects, including equipment design and performance, using hydrogen and much more! In the webinar, you will learn more about:

  • Overview of an independent power plant and its components
  • Jenbacher’s highly efficient type 6 genset
  • Our hydrogen power generation solutions
  • How proven equipment design improves performance
  • Power generation solutions with quick delivery and easy installation

The information provided is relevant for the North American market. Please reach out to our experts to discuss your project.

Selected Case Studies

Wolf Run, IMG Energy Solutions (USA)

Wolf Run, IMG Energy Solutions (USA)

MEETING INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER'S PEAK POWER NEEDS
A highly flexible, quick start, modular 5-unit solution is delivering 21 MW of reliable power

Location

Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Installed engines

5 x J624

Electrical output

21.8 MW

Total efficiency

44.7%

Energy source

Pipeline gas

Commissioned

2019
Sky Global Power One (USA)

Sky Global Power One (USA)

Natural gas power plant provides grid support during unusual winter storm crisis in Texas

Location

Rock Island, Texas, USA

Installed engines

6 x J920 FleXtra

Electrical output

51 MW

Energy source

Pipeline gas

Commissioned

2016
Wolf Run, IMG Energy Solutions (USA)
wolf-run
Sky Global Power One (USA)
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Wolf Run, IMG Energy Solutions (USA)

Wolf Run, IMG Energy Solutions (USA)

MEETING INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER'S PEAK POWER NEEDS
A highly flexible, quick start, modular 5-unit solution is delivering 21 MW of reliable power

Location

Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Installed engines

5 x J624

Electrical output

21.8 MW

Total efficiency

44.7%

Energy source

Pipeline gas

Commissioned

2019
Sky Global Power One (USA)

Sky Global Power One (USA)

Natural gas power plant provides grid support during unusual winter storm crisis in Texas

Location

Rock Island, Texas, USA

Installed engines

6 x J920 FleXtra

Electrical output

51 MW

Energy source

Pipeline gas

Commissioned

2016

Our experts are ready to help you

Whether your business is looking for onsite power solutions, access to electricity, decreased energy costs, or even to sell electricity back to your local grid/consumers, Jenbacher´s regional experts can advise you on which solution makes the most sense for you.

Get in touch for free consultation on the following:

  • The benefits of onsite power generation solutions for your company
  • Potential financial benefits using economic modeling
  • Consultation on the technical side of your project – fuel types, feasibility studies, equipment and balance of plant selection, and more
  • Regional incentive programs relevant to your business
  • Options to deliver your project: purchasing, financing and leasing, engaging a service provider (ESCO, BOO etc.)
  • How to meet emissions targets

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Whether your business is looking for onsite power solutions, access to electricity, decreased energy costs, or even to sell electricity back to your local grid/consumers, Jenbacher regional experts can advise you on which solution makes the most sense for you.

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