Aggreko recently provided temporary power for the 2005 Shell Houston Open golf tournament’s hospitality tents, concession stands and catering operations. Aggreko also supplied a one-megawatt temporary power and air conditioning package for the week-long PGA Tour event, which attracted 150,000 golf fans.
Aggreko’s service center in Pearland, Texas, provided:
- 20 portable diesel power generators that produced enough electricity to power a neighborhood of 600 homes
- More than 19 miles of electrical cables, or the equivalent of about 90 holes of golf at Redstone Golf Club
- More than 500 20-amp, 110-volt receptacles for the caterers, televisions and tent lights
- Enough air conditioning to cool 300 homes
New Iberia, La.-based Aggreko is No. 11 on the RER 100.