Aggreko Beats Big Freeze To Power Football’s Big Game
Rental Leader Brings a Warm Feeling
To The Professional Football Championship at the Cowboys
Stadium
DALLAS (February 3, 2011) –
The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers professional football
teams won’t be the only power on display at Cowboys Stadium this
Sunday, during football’s annual championship game. As the
Dallas/Fort Worth area experiences some of the coldest winter
temperatures in decades, Aggreko, the global leader in temporary power
generation and temperature control solutions, will provide
large-scale power generation and heating for the entire event,
including the half-time show.
Following months of planning and preparation,
Aggreko’s major events division will power everything from lighting
and video during The Black Eyed Peas' half-time performance to
stadium security. Aggreko will also provide power and temperature
control for the international media compounds broadcasting the
event to a worldwide television, internet and radio audience.
“This is Aggreko’s 21st year
supporting the big game and its many festivities, and each event
brings a unique experience,” said Gordy Broussard, Vice President,
National Sales and Marketing, Aggreko North America. “As they
say, everything is bigger in Texas, and the sheer size of the new
stadium makes this one of Aggreko’s largest supply of uninterrupted
power and heating for a single event.”
Aggreko will also power both teams’ practice
facilities and several celebration sites and VIP areas. Services
include:
- 13 MWs of generator power - enough for
approximately 3,000 medium-sized homes
- 4600 kW of heating
- Approximately 50 miles of cable distributed
in and around the stadium
“This job requires finding creative ways to distribute 50 miles of
cable in and around the building and install temporary utilities
while keeping the area safe and not detracting from the beauty of
this amazing facility,” said Broussard.
Aggreko will have the support of its national
network of more than 50 service centers and a team of 12 dedicated
employees, who began installing the complex array of equipment
weeks prior to the game. Dismantling will require an
additional two weeks after the final whistle blows.
Aggreko is highly experienced in providing
reliable electrical power and climate-control solutions for
television broadcasts, movie productions, the world’s largest
sporting events, concert tours, major corporate events and the most
high-profile events in the world, including the 2009
Presidential Inauguration and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic
Games.