Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in the Western USA

Basin Creek Location: MT Operator: Basin Creek Power Services LLC Configuration: 9 X 6.1-MW G16CM34 engines Operation: 2006 Fuel: natural gas E/G supplier: Caterpillar EPC: Caterpillar Quick facts: Basin Creek has a 20yr Capacity and Energy Sales Agreement (CESA) with Northwestern Energy, an investor-owned utility with over 600,000 customers. The complete power plant was built in nine months and the engines use lean burn technology plus catalysts. The engines can reach full-load in 10mins. Basin Creek worked with Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) to address CO2 emissions from the new plant. The operating company agreed to pay $500,000 to an Oregon-based group called Climate Trust, which will use the money for grants that support efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and for carbon sequestration projects such as reforestation. Photograph courtesy of Caterpillar Posted 15 Dec 2007	Boulder Park Location: WA Operator: Avista Corp Configuration: 8 X 3.1 MW 18V28SG engines Operation: 2001 Fuel: natural gas E/G supplier: Wartsila EPC: Wartsila Quick Facts: The modular PeakingPlus plant was built in about three months. Photograph courtesy of Wartsila Oy Posted 5 Oct 2003	Dutch Harbor Location: AK Operator: Unalaska Public Utilities Configuration: 6.5 MW in 9 engines Operation: 1985-1994 Fuel: diesel oil E/G supplier: Caterpillar Quick facts: Two 5-MW Wartsila engines are being installed. Unalaska is on Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Chain 800mi southwest of Anchorage. Photograph courtesy of Unalaska Public Utilities Posted 11 Feb 2006
Goldstrike Location: NV Operator: Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc Configuration: 14 X 8.3 MW 120V34SG engines Operation: 2005 Fuel: natural gas E/G supplier: Wartsila EPC: Wartsila Quick Facts: Goldstrike is Barrick’s flagship property, with gold reserves of over 17mn ounces. Its two producing mines, Goldstrike Open Pit (Betze-Post) and Goldstrike Underground (Meikle and Rodeo), produced 2mn ounces in 2005. The new power plant allows Barrick to generate its own power or buy cheaper power from other producers while also enhancing supply reliability. Photograph courtesy of Wartsila Oy Posted 17 May 2006	Plains End Location: CO Operator: National Energy & Gas Transmission Configuration: 18 X 6.2 MW 18V34SG engines Operation: 2002 Fuel: natural gas E/G supplier: Wartsila EPC: Wartsila Quick Facts: At completion, this was the largest gas-fired IC power plant in North America and also Wartsila's largest-ever turn-key order. Photograph courtesy of Wartsila Oy Posted 5 Oct 2003	Roosevelt Landfill Location: WA Operator: Klickitat Country PUD No 1 Configuration: 5 X 2.1 MW 12VA27GL engines Operation: 1999 Fuel: Landfill gas E/G supplier: Waukesha, Baylor EPC: NEPCO Quick Facts: The project included five engines, gas cleaning and compression systems, and control systems and switchgear. It was built in 9 months. Photograph courtesy of Nepco Posted 24 Jul 2004

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