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Monsanto Greenhouses

Chesterfield, MO

Growing Plant Research

PayneCrest teamed up with Alberici to deliver all electrical work for the Greenhouse/Headhouse component of Monsanto’s Phase I Expansion of the Chesterfield Village Research Center. The expansion added more than 590,000 square feet to the existing facility, including a conference center, research building, 36 additional greenhouses, 13 Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) rooms and 250 additional labs.

100,000

Square feet of new greenhouse and 30,000 square feet of headhouse powered

2

New 2.25MW (2250kW) generators installed, doubling the capacity of the existing medium voltage substation

200+

Trapeze hangers and Unistrut frames for 72 greenhouse control panels

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Project Highlights

  • Expansion of the existing electrical substation and campus electrical distribution
  • Kitting of raceway system and supports for individual greenhouses, transformer and greenhouse fan prep
  • Extensive pre-fabrication to facilitate efficiency and safety of installations