CCGT Plants in South Dakota

Deer Creek Location: SD Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop Configuration: 300-MW, 1+1 CCGT with 7001FA gas turbine Operation: 2012 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Vogt T/G supplier: GE, Alstom EPC: Sargent & Lundy, Boldt Quick facts: Construction on Deer Creek began on 27 Jul 2010 and the station went commercial on 1 Aug 2012. The project came in under its $405mn budget. Photograph courtesy of Basin Electric Power Coop Posted 5 Aug 2012	Groton Location: SD Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop Configuration: 1 X 95 MW LMS100 gas turbine Operation: 2006 Fuel: natural gas, oil T/G supplier: GE, Brush Quick facts: This is the launch unit of the LMS100 machine which uses a combination of aeroderivative and frame features and has an intercooler. Construction stared in Aug 2005 and first firing was in Apr 2006. The $69mn plant uses gas from teh Great Plains Synfuels Plant in Beulah, ND, delivered by a 12mi tap from the Northern Border Pipeline. It is electrically connected to a nearby WAPA substation. The machine has a very low simple-cycle heat rate of 7,500 btu/kWh and can be synchronized at full load in 10min fro a cold start. A second machine is on order. Photograph courtesy of Basin Electric Power Coop Posted 2 Aug 2006	Spirit Mound Location: SD Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop Configuration: 2 X 60 MW Type 11 gas turbines Operation: 1978 Fuel: No 2 oil T/G supplier: BBC Quick facts: This peaking plant can be remotely operated from the Leland Olds Station near Stanton, ND, and can be brought up to full load within 30min. Spirit Mound has onsite storage for up to 8mn gallons of fuel. At full load, the station consumes 100gal of fuel per minute. Photograph courtesy of Basin Electric Power Coop Posted 11 Aug 2001

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