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Apache
Location: AZ
Operator: Arizona Electric Power Coop
Configuration: 1 X 82, 2 X 212 MW
Operation: 1964-1979
Fuel: subbituminous coal, natural gas
Boiler supplier: RS
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Kaiser, Bruns & McDonnel
Quick facts: Design fuel fo Units 2&3 was New Mexico bituminous coal. The
site is 220ac Photograph
by Lance and Erin (flickr)
Posted 1 Mar 2009 |
Cholla
Location: AZ
Operator: Arizona Public Service Co
Configuration: 1 X 114, 2 X 289 MW, 1 X 414 MW
Operation: 1962-1981
Fuel: bituminous and subbituminous coal
Boiler supplier: CE
T/G supplier: WH, GE
EPC: Ebasco, Bechtel
Quick facts: PacifiCorp owns Unit-4. The plant uses coal from the McKinley
Mine in New Mexico. Cholla-1 has one of the first commercial FGD systems
in the US, a Research Cottrell packed tower limestone system retrofit
in Oct 1973. Unit-2 was equipped with a similar system from the start. Photograph
by nep (flickr)
Posted 14 Jun 2008 |
Coronado
Location: AZ
Operator: Salt River Project
Configuration: 2 X 410 MW
Operation: 1979-1980
Fuel: subbituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Riley Stoker
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Bechtel Photograph courtesy of Salt River Project
Posted 17 Jan 2001 |
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Plains Escalante
Location: NM
Operator: Tri-State G&T Coop
Configuration: 1 X 233 MW
Operation: 1984
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier: CE
T/G supplier: GE
Quick facts: Construction on Escalante started in 1984 and the plant cost
$450mn. Fuel is delivered by rail from Peabody’s Lee
Ranch Mine.
Photograph courtesy of Tri-State G&T
Association Inc
Posted 9 Jan 2002 |
San Juan
Location: NM
Operator: Public Service New Mexico
Configuration: 2 X 360 MW, 2 X 544 MW
Operation: 1973-1982
Fuel: subbituminous coal
Boiler supplier: B&W, FW
T/G supplier: GE, Westinghouse
Quick facts: San Juan is operated by PNM on behalf of nine Western utility
owners including investor-owned companies, coops, and public power
companies.
Photograph courtesy of
Public Service New Mexico
Posted 24 Jan 2002 |
Springerville
Location: AZ
Operator: Tucson Electric Power Co
Configuration: 2 X 425 MW, 1 X 420 MW
Operation: 1985-2006
Fuel: subbituminous coal
Boiler supplier: CE, FW
T/G supplier: BBC, MHI, Melco
EPC: Bechtel, Brown & Root
Quick facts:
The plant was originally designed by Bechtel
Power to have four units and a new 400-MW block has just been completed at
a cost of about $850mn including $90mn in upgrades to the FGDs and
burner systems of Units 1&2. Unit-3 has SCR and dry FGD scrubbers.
Fuel is from Peabody’s Lee Ranch Mine.
Photograph courtesy of
Bechtel Power
Re-posted 14 Oct 2006 |
