CCGT Power Plants in Pennsylvania

Armstrong Location: PA Operator: Tenaska Power Fund LP Configuration: 4 X 160 MW 7001FA gas turbines Operation: 2002 Fuel: natural gas T/G supplier: GE EPC: GE, Ragnar Quick facts: These four units were built by Dominion Energy at a cost of about $240mn. In Mar 2007, Tenaska Power Fund and an affiliate of Warburg Pincus LLC acquired the plant from Dominion. Photograph courtesy of Combined Cycle Journal Posted 4 Jul 2007	Bethlehem Commerce Location: PA Operator: Calpine Corp Configuration: Two 565-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with V84.2 gas turbines Operation: 2002-2003 Fuel: natural gas, diesel oil HRSG supplier: Vogt T/G supplier: SWPC, Alstom EPC: Matrix Service Co Quick facts: In 2001, Conectiv Energy paid $9.6mn for 60 acres of Bethlehem Steel brownfields at the far eastern end of the steelmaker's 1,600ac south Bethlehem holdings. The steel works closed in 1998. The plant site is near a UGI gas pipeline and not far from the Lehigh River. Bethlehem was completed in Jan 2003 and acquired from Conectiv Energy in 2010. Photograph courtesy of Calpine Corp Posted 11 Mar 2012	Fairless Location: PA Operator: Fairless Energy LLC Configuration: Two 600-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with 7001FA gas turbines Operation: 2004 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: NEM T/G supplier: GE EPC: Sargent & Lundy, Matrix Service Co Quick facts: Construction on this $800mn plant started in Dec 2001. The facility is located at the former USX Fairless Steel Works. Photograph courtesy of Dominion Resources Posted 20 Sep 2004
Gans Location: PA Operator: Allegheny Energy Configuration: 2 X 40 MW LM6000 gas turbines Operation: 2000 Fuel: natural gas T/G supplier: GE EPC: Chapman Corp Quick facts: From 2000 to 2002, Allegheny Energy constructed four peaking power plants similar to Gans. Photograph courtesy of Allegheny Energy Posted 26 Mar 2005	Grays Ferry Location: PA Operator: Thermal Source Configuration: 174-MW, 1+1 CCGT with W501D5A gas turbine Operation: 1997 Fuel: natural gas, diesel oil HRSG supplier: Nooter T/G supplier: WH, Brush, MHI EPC: WH, SM Electric Quick facts: Grays Ferry was developed by a partnership of Trigen Energy and Calpine. The plant was built on a small and complex site already occupied by Philadelphia Electric's Schuylkill CHP power station. In addition to the CCGT block, the plant has a stand-alone 700,000 lbs/hr Cerrey boiler.  Grays Ferry has a 25yr contract to provide 1.5mn lb/hr of steam used for district energy services for more than 300 locations in including Independence Hall, the U.S. Mint, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. PECO has a 20yr electricity purchase contract with the plant. In 1999, Grays Ferry was named Plant of the Year by Power magazine. In 2000, operators installed a wet-compression system for power augmentation. Photograph courtesy of SM Electric Company Inc Posted 7 Jul 2007	Harrisburg Location: PA Operator: PPL Generation LLC Configuration: 4 X 16 MW 5001LPB gas turbines Operation: 1967 Fuel: LFO T/G supplier: GE Photograph by Connor Stoehr Posted 29 Dec 2012
AES Ironwood Location: PA Operator: AES Corp Configuration: 710-MW, 2+1 CCGT with W501G gas turbines Operation: 2001 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: Siemens Westinghouse EPC: Parsons E&C, Siemens Quick facts: This was one of the launch plants for the SWPC 7G gas turbine. In Feb 1999, AES announced that it had executed a 20yr PPA with Williams Energy Marketing and Trading for the entire output of the AES Ironwood plant. Williams later sold most of its power assets to Bear Stearns. Permitting for the new facility was ongoing in 1998-1999. Construction began in Jun 1999 and the COD was 31 Dec 2001. The plant was funded by a $308.5mn of bonds. Photograph courtesy of Siemens Posted 30 Jan 2008	Liberty Location: PA Operator: Liberty Electric Power LLC Configuration: 585-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 7001FA gas turbines Operation: 2002 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Aalborg T/G supplier: GE, Toshiba EPC: Duke/Fluor Daniel Quick facts: NAES is plant operator. Originally developed by Columbia Energy Group on the site of the old Baldwin locomotive works. Output is bid into the PJM Power Pool. Photograph by C Bergesen Posted 28 May 2005	Lower Mt Bethel Location: PA Operator: PPL Corp Configuration: 600-MW, 2+1 CCGT with W501FD2 gas turbines Operation: 2004 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: NEM T/G supplier: SWPC EPC: FW Quick facts: Lower Mt Bethel is adjacent to PPL's Martins Creek power plant. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 14 Aug 2004
Marcus Hook Location: PA Operator: NextEra Energy Resources LLC Configuration: 750-MW, 3+1 CCGT with 7001FA gas turbines, 1 X 50-MW GT8 gas turbine CHP Operation: 1987-2004 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: FW T/G supplier: GE, ABB EPC: Mid-Valley Constructors, Shaw Quick facts: The two power plants are at the Sunoco Marcus Hook Refinery located south of Philadelphia. The CHP gas tubine was built by Sun Company Inc and started operation on 1 May 1988 and was acquired by NextEra in May 1999. It was originally permitted to burn refinery gas and natural gas but has historically burned only narutal gas. The CCGT project was originally developed by SCS Energy. Photograph courtesy of NextEra Energy Resources LLC Posted 25 Jan 2012	Moser Location: PA Operator: Exelon Configuration: 3 X 21 MW FT4A9 gas turbines Operation: 1970 Fuel: LFO T/G supplier: P&W, EMC Quick facts: Thispeaking plant is in Lower Pottsgrove Twp. Photograph by Connor Stoehr Posted 13 May 2012	North East Location: PA Operator: NAES Corp Configuration: 90-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle block with LM5000PC gas turbines CHP Operation: 1992 Fuel: natural gas, oil HRSG supplier: Deltak T/G supplier: GE, Elliott, Brush EPC: NEPCO Quick facts: This plant was built for Falcon Seaboard Power and includes two 100,000 lbs/hr auxiliary boilers, an air-cooled condenser plus an absorption refrigeration plant. Welch's, the steam host, utilizes about 330mn lbs of steam equivalent per year of thermal energy. Photograph courtesy of NEPCO Posted 27 May 2003
Ontelaunee Location: PA Operator: Dynegy Gas Division Configuration: 550-MW, 2+1 CCGT with W501FD2 gas turbines Operation: 2002 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Nooter T/G supplier: SWPC, Siemens EPC: Parsons Energy & Chemical, Kvaerner EPC Quick facts: This CCGT in the Reading area was commissioned by Calpine Corp and and acquired by LS Power Equity Partners in Oct 2005. The plant was sold a year later to Dynegy Inc. Photograph by Connor Stoehr Posted 29 Dec 2012	Portland GT 5 Location: PA Operator: Reliant Energy Inc Configuration: 1 X 156-MW V84.3 gas turbine Operation: 1997 Fuel: natural gas, oil T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens, Henkels & McCoy, SM Electric Quick facts: Portland GT 5 is part of a plant originally built and operated by Metropolitan Edison Co and later acquired by Reliant Energy. This was an early V84.3 machine and was the subject of extensive testing and evaluation programs and also served as a test-bed for various equipment. Photograph courtesy of SM Electric Company Inc Posted 7 Jul 2007	Richmond Location: PA Operator: Exelon Power Configuration: 19 GTs, 734 MW (ret) Operation: 1971-1973 Fuel: oil, natural gas T/G supplier: Worthington, WH, GE, Electric Machinery Quick facts: For some years, this facility in Port Richmond was one of the largest peaking power plants in the mid-Atlantic region. To the right of the photograph is the Richmond coal- and oil-fired steam-electric plant. This went online from the 1920s and had about 500 MW installed. The last steam-set was retired in 1985. The building has been used as a set for a number of movies but its future is uncertain. Photograph courtesy of Philadelphia Electric Co Posted 23 Nov 2009
Springdale Location: PA Operator: Allegheny Energy Supply C Configuration: 540-MW, 2+1 CCGT with W501FD2 gas turbines Operation: 2003 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Vogt T/G supplier: SWPC EPC: B&V, Kvaerner Quick facts: Construction on the Springdale CCGT began in 2000. Photograph courtesy of Combined Cycle Journal Posted 25 Apr 2010		Harrisburg Location: PA Operator: PPL Generation LLC Configuration: 2 X 19 MW FT4A8 gas turbines Operation: 1969 Fuel: LFO T/G supplier: P&W Quick facts: Operated remotely. Photograph by Connor Stoehr Posted 29 Dec 2012

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