Pier 91 Cruise Ship Terminal Study

OWNER

Seattle City Light

Location

Seattle, WA

VALUE

Varies

Services

Electrical

Market

Marine

Project Team
Paul Larson
Senior Electrical Engineer
Peter Lekhakul
Senior Electrical Engineer
Matthew Woo
Associate Principal
Sean Bollen
President/CEO and Principal—Electrical
Paul Greenwalt
Associate Principal
Helping City Light Power Seattle with Engineering Expertise at the Ready

Pier 91 Cruise Ship Terminal Study: Ships moored at Pier 91 experienced problems connecting to shore power and had to remain on ship power while in port, which is in violation of several local ordinances for clean air. Our assessments determined that an issue with the voltage regulation at the transformers leading to the ships was causing the problem. We worked with the cruise lines at the terminal to identify the need for a new transformer that could provide the required voltage regulation to serve the cruise ships. This project was part of six-year on-call contract for the Utility.