Around the Local

  In 2010, IBEW Local 229 electricians employed by York, PA Electrical Contractor Jno. Z. Barton Inc. performed the complex electrical construction on the state of the art Uni Life Medical Solutions building in York, PA. Uni Life produces pre-filled medical syringes and other devices critical to health care. The electrical systems included but are not limited to power and controls for truck docks, general power and lighting, and fire alarm. This project is just another example of the craftsmanship and skill shown by the IBEW/NECA team.  
  In 2002 IBEW signatory contractor Lombardo & Lipe was chosen as the electrical contractor for the construction of the new Central York High School. 
  Hunterstown plant is natural-gas fired, combined-cycle power plant with capacity rating of 839-megawatts. It is located on 89 acres in a brownfield industrial site in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. The facility includes three state-of-the-art combustion turbines and three heat recovery steam generators with selective catalytic reduction. The plant utilizes a dry-cooled condenser to minimize groundwater usage from on-site wells. The facility began commercial operation in 2003, providing electric power to PJM Interconnection. IBEW electricians performed all of the...
  The Gettysburg Energy and Nutrient Recovery Facility, which is owned by EnergyWorks BioPower (York Springs, Pennsylvania), is one such facility that has found clever ways of generating electricity. The facility collects the chicken litter from a nearby egg-processing plant and use it as a fuel to operate a Victory Boiler to produce steam to operate an Elliott steam turbine, which then provides 3.24 megawatts of renewable energy to the local grid. The facility provides approximately 3,000 homes with renewable energy. The nearby Hillandale farm houses more than 3.5 million chickens,...
York, PA electrical contractor Jno Z. Barton Inc. employing a crew of IBEW 229 electricians performed the electrical construction on the new Shipley Energy Business Center in York, PA. This new state of the art center houses all of Shipley’s Business technology and data center. The IBEW 229 electricians worked hard to meet the tight deadline of the construction completion. Tight deadlines are nothing new to IBEW 229 electricians and professional electrical contractors like Jno Z. Barton.