QUESTION
Council Member Amanda Farias Asks EDC About Cost and Standards for Manhattan Cruise Terminal Shore Power
1:16:43
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Council Member Amanda Farias questions the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) regarding the estimated costs for installing shore power at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal and the status of funding for terminal upgrades. The EDC explains the complexity of shore power installation and the dependence on a Con Edison load letter for accurate cost estimation. Additionally, Farias inquires about standardized systems for voltage, frequency, and connector types at cruise ports, with EDC highlighting the challenges posed by lack of universal standards and their collaboration with Watts Marine to ensure compatibility.
Speaker 1
1:16:43
What would be the estimated cost for both purchasing and installing necessary equipment to make Manhattan Cruise Terminal SurePower operational, has EDC budgeted or soft funding for the terminal upgrades.
Speaker 7
1:16:54
It's it's a great question.
1:16:55
And as I mentioned earlier with a council member, Shore Power at Manhattan Cruise Terminal is is I mean, Sure Power anywhere is complicated, but at Manhattan Cruise Terminal where we are today, is we are on the precipice of completing the feasibility study.
1:17:14
Until that Con Edison letter is in hand, the answer to that question can deviate significant if the grid has the capacity to accommodate shore power, it is a much, much different story than if the current grid doesn't.
1:17:29
If the current grid doesn't, it doesn't mean that we can't have shore power.
1:17:33
What it means is the investment is just larger because we need to add a substation to the facility.
1:17:41
Once we have that Con Edison load letter, what I can commit to is chair the letting you, the council, the council members, know what the result is and what our immediate next steps are to be able to start putting funding around it.
1:17:56
Because there is no estimate at this point, there is no funding allocated because until the study is complete.
Speaker 1
1:18:03
Great.
1:18:03
And are there standardized systems for voltage, frequency, and connector types in place for short power that are typically used at cruise ports.
Speaker 7
1:18:13
We do work very closely with Watts Marine.
1:18:16
They are the leading forefront vendor that that works on the best shore power connected ports.
1:18:25
Again, we are the only one on the East Coast.
1:18:28
There are only 3% of ports worldwide that have shore power, but this consultant works in Seattle on their shore power.
1:18:38
Because there is no universal standard, that's what makes it all the more complicated.
1:18:43
The connection points on ships vary significantly.
1:18:46
And so what we wanna create is the flexibility within, which is what we're doing with Brooklyn cruise terminal, is allow for flexibility regardless of where the ship ship's connection point is, we're able to find a way to connect to it.
1:19:00
And that's what we are working very closely with Watson Marine as the creative flexible system.
Speaker 1
1:19:05
Okay.
1:19:05
Great.