Ensuring that the Wild Horse Pass infrastructure is running at top performance, falls on the shoulders of Robert Grant, Director of Facilities. “Being a 24/7 operation presents challenges in servicing equipment,” said Grant. Keeping the electrical power equipment humming is paramount in running the entire gaming floor and back of house cage areas. “The Gila River community is fed power from several sources and is often subjected to storm damage, wildlife on power lines and human-caused accidents,” noted Grant. During the summer, some areas of Arizona are exposed to more than 126 days of extreme heat over 100°F. During the monsoon season, severe storms can lead to instances of flash flooding.
After consulting with Titan Power, they recommended clean energy storage flywheels in order to improve power protection reliability and efficiency as well as save on maintenance, space and cooling costs. Titan previously provided a solution for a single VYCON flywheel unit to support another application at Wild Horse Pass. Once Grant was able to see the space and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) savings, the VYCON energy storage solution sold itself.