CCGT Plants in Iowa, Kansas & Nebraska

Beatrice Location: NE Operator: Nebraska Public Power District Configuration: 250-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle plant with 7001EA gas turbines Operation: 2005 Fuel: natural gas, oil HRSG supplier: Vogt T/G supplier: GE, Alstom EPC: UTEC, TIC Quick facts: Original project costs were estimated at $241mn. In early 2003, the estimate was lowered to $209mn and the final cost is expected to be less than $200mn.  The plant was approved Apr 2002, groundbreaking was Jun 2003, and provisional acceptance for commercial service was Jan 2005. Photograph courtesy of Nebraska Public Power District Posted 12 Feb 2005	Burdick GT 2&3 Location: NE Operator: Corn Belt Power Coop Configuration: 2 X 40 MW 6001B gas turbine Operation: 2003 Fuel: natural gas, oil T/G supplier: GE EPC: Sargent & Lundy Quick facts: This $50mn construction project was authorized in May 2001. Burdick also has a 16-MW 5001LPPP GT online in 1968 and presently in economic reserve. Photograph courtesy of Grand Island Utilities Posted 11 Dec 2004	Emery Location: IA Operator: Interstate Power & Light Configuration: 565-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle plant with 7001EA gas turbines Operation: 2004 Fuel: natural gas, oil HRSG supplier: B&W T/G supplier: GE EPC: Burns & McDonnell Quick facts: This is the first new power plant built in Interstate's service territory since 1981 and was completed ahead of schedule. The facility cost about $400mn and is the first CCGT plant in the USA with a static starting system enabling start-up in an island mode accomplished with six 2.1-MW Cat 3516B engines. About half the plant's water is tertiary treated wastewater. Babcock-Hitachi built the SCR.  This was one of Power magazine's Top Plants in 2005. Photograph courtesy of Alliant Energy Posted 3 Jun 2005
Exira Location: IA Operator: Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Configuration: 2 X 45-MW LM6000PD-S gas turbines Operation: 2004 Fuel: natural gas, oil T/G supplier: GE EPC: Harris Group Inc, RW Beck Quick facts: The site was designed and built-out to accommodate a third GT, which is now expected online in 2007. Exira has a packaged chiller system provided by Turbine Air Systems (TAS) that cools the inlet air to 48ºF to maximize output and efficiency. The TAS F-50C package has two Trane CDHF 2500 "Duplex" chillers, 3 x 50% chilled water and condenser pumps, four cooling tower cells, dual electrical feeds, and Delta V controls. The system is supplied with variable frequency drives on the chilled water pump and cooling tower fan motors. The application adds over 15 net MW to plant output and improves heat rate by 2%. Photograph courtesy of Missouri River Energy Services Posted 29 Jul 2006	Greater Des Moines Location: IA Operator: MidAmerican Energy Configuration: 540-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle plant with W501F gas turbines Operation: 2003-2004 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Deltak T/G supplier: Siemens Westinghouse, Toshiba EPC: Bibb, Kiewit Quick facts: This plant cost $357mn. Photograph courtesy of MidAmerican Energy Posted 25 Aug 2007	South Plummer Location: KS Operator: Chanute Electric & Gas Dept Configuration: 62-MW W251B12 gas turbine Operation: 2002 Fuel: natural gas T/G supplier: SWPC EPC: Fagen Inc Photograph courtesy of Fagen Inc Posted 11 Jan 2004
Terry Bundy Location: NE Operator: Lincoln Electric System Configuration: 118-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle plant with LM6000PC gas turbines, 1 X 45 MW LM6000PC Operation: 2005 Fuel: natural gas, oil HRSG supplier: Nooter T/G supplier: GE, Nuovo Pignone EPC: Burns & McDonnell, LES Quick facts: Water and fuel supply facilities at the site were built to support possible expansion to 600 MW. The plant has inlet cooling, SCR and oxidation catalysts, and was designed for cycling service.  It has an advanced water treatment system enabling use of treated wastewater from a local treatment works. Simple-cycle operation started in Aug 2004, 34mos after procurement began. This was one of Power magazine's Top Plants in 2005. Formerly Salt Valley, renamed in May 2009 after Terry Bundy, a 37yr LES employee who served 12yrs as Administrator and CEO Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 13 Aug 2005		Wisdom GT Location: IA Operator: Corn Belt Power Coop Configuration: 1 X 80 MW 7001EA gas turbine Operation: 2004 Fuel: natural gas, oil T/G supplier: GE EPC: UTEC, TIC Quick facts: Development of Wisdom Unit-2 is a 50:50 partnership between Basin Electric and Corn Belt Power Cooperative and is at the site of the Earl F Wisdom coal-fired unit owned and operated by Corn Belt. Photograph courtesy of Basin Electric Power Coop Posted 16 Jun 2004

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 04/02/11

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