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New Emission Compliant Cummins Diesel Generator Set Powered by QSX15 Series Engine Offers Best Fuel Consumption Efficiency and Features New PowerCommand® Control
December 10, 2008 – The new Cummins Power Generation (CPG) diesel generator (genset) powered by QSX15 series outperforms others within its class. Providing optimum performance, reliability and versatility for stationary standby, prime power and continuous duty applications, the QSX15 meets improved emission standards, has an exceptional fuel consumption efficiency and features the new CPG PowerCommand® Control.
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Cummins Power Generation enables Australian metal producer to save money with natural gas prime power
November 24, 2008 – Reliable power from a Cummins Power Generation Inc natural gas–fired power station has been a key element for Jabiru Metals Ltd in becoming a low–cost producer of zinc and copper concentrates for world markets.
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Cummins Power Generation announces price increase
November 06, 2008 –Cummins Power Generation, a division of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), announces price increases for its commercial generator set products between 15 kW and 2500 kW.
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Mobile, versatile and ready–to–roll 1600 kW and 2 MW Rental Power units are now available from Cummins Power Generation
September 29, 2008 – Two new containerized and fully mobile Rental Power units are now available from Cummins Power Generation that create new power alternatives with not just one, but two generator sets, in a single sound–attenuated enclosure for jobs requiring 800 kW to 2 MW of power.
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Cummins Power Generation Rental Power Units Put 18 Companies Back in Business After Historic Floods
September 3, 2008 – Cummins Power Generation supplied 35 Rental Power units to 18 companies, helping Cedar Rapids power its flood recovery with more than 25 MW of emergency electricity.
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New 800 kW Rental Power unit from Cummins Power Generation offers better fuel efficiency and a smaller footprint
August 25, 2008 – A new 800 kW trailer–mounted diesel generator set from Cummins Power Generation provides a cleaner, quieter and compact system configured especially for customers seeking mobile power.
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Cummins provides complete backup power systems for hospitals, data centers and other critical facilities
June 18, 2008 – Cummins Power Generation now offers closed–transition bypass switches from 150 to 4,000 amps for critical locations such as hospitals, data centers and 24/7 call centers. Cummins’ BTPC bypass switches offer redundant power transfer capability for situations where even a brief power interruption can have serious consequences. The closed–transition BTPC switch automatically transfers loads between two live sources (utility and backup) without interruption.
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New automatic transfer switches meet strict UL 1008 standards for service entry loads
May 9, 2008 – Newly introduced OTEC–SE and PowerCommand® OTPC–SE Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) from Cummins Power Generation are engineered specifically for service entrance applications, and have been UL tested according to the rigorous standards of UL 1008 for emergency, legally required and optional standby power systems as defined by the NEC.
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Snowmaking at Snow Summit Ski Resort augments Mother Nature with help from Cummins Power Generation "micro–grid" system
February 21, 2008 – To maintain a solid snow base of between three and five feet throughout the ski season, Snow Summit recently installed a prime power "micro–grid" from Cummins Power Generation Inc. increasing snowmaking capacity by 50 percent. This system requires about 12 megawatts of electricity to power air compressors, water pumps and fan guns.
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Cummins Power Generation Hosts Minority Youth Event
February 15, 2008 – The Cummins Power Generation African & African American Affinity Group – Community Involvement Team (4AG–CIT), a part of the Cummins Multi–Ethnic Affinity Group, hosted a first–of–its–kind youth involvement event at the Cummins Power Generation manufacturing facility in Fridley. The event was one of several Cummins activities held around the country to celebrate Black History Month.
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Alberta Children’s Hospital designed for speedy recoveries and power reliability
January 31, 2008 – Officials of the of the state–of–the–art 133–bed, 750,000–square–foot Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary chose Cummins Power Generation Inc. generators and controls for their 3.5 MW standby power system.
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Cummins Power Generation introduces a new series of generator sets
January 22, 2008 – Cummins Power Generation Inc. announces the launch of a new line of generator sets rated 30 to 38kVA at 50 Hz and 27 to 35 kW at 60 Hz.
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New PowerCommand iWatch wireless system simplifies remote generator set monitoring
December 11, 2007 – The new PowerCommand® iWatch™ wireless monitoring system from Cummins Power Generation Inc. provides a simple and inexpensive method of remotely monitoring generator sets via cellular or satellite networks.
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New modular platform for generator set controls from Cummins Power Generation will revolutionize power system operation
December 11, 2007 – New Power Command® generator set controls from Cummins Power Generation Inc. are designed on a modular platform to make system upgrades and expansions easier, to facilitate data communication between generator set components and to simplify system monitoring via the Internet.
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Cummins Power Generation is first-to-market with new 10, 15, 20, and 25 kW Tier 4 generator sets
December 11, 2007 – A new line of generator sets from Cummins Power Generation Inc. is the first on the market to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) stringent Tier 4 emissions regulations. The generator sets are rated at 10 kW, 15 kW, 20 kW and 25 kW.
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Cummins Power Generation is first–to–market with IBC–certified generator sets under 230 kW
December 11, 2007 – Cummins Power Generation has become the first manufacturer to publicly announce International Building Code (IBC) certification on all its production generator sets under 230 kW. The certification will apply to products shipping from the factory starting in March, 2008.