LAURIUM — The installation of the new ice generating plant at the George Gipp Ice Arena is progressing, according to Village Trustee Jeff Erickson.

Erickson said the plant is set in and piped, and electrical wiring will be installed during the week. Bassett Mechanical Contracting, of Kaukauna, Wisconsin is doing the installation work.

Another firm involved with the new plant donated two 10-horsepower frequency drives, he said, which saved the village approximately $8,000.

The frequency drive, an electronic motor controller that adjusts the speed of an AC motor by varying the frequency and voltage of the electrical power supplied to it, matches the motor’s speed to the system’s demand, VFDs reduce energy consumption.

Currently, Erickson said, RC Mechanical is conducting pressure testing

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