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Cherokee
Location: CO
Operator: Xcel Energy
Configuration: 1 X 107 MW, 1 X 152 MW, 1 X 106 MW, 1 X 350 MW
Operation: 1957-1968
Fuel: bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, gas
Boiler supplier: B&W, CE
T/G supplier: GE, Westinghouse
Quick facts: Cherokee was upgraded as part of the Denver Metro
Emissions Reduction Program (MERP).
Photograph by C Bergesen
Posted 29 Jun 2003 |
Comanche
Location: CO
Operator: Xcel Energy
Configuration: 2 X 350 MW
Operation: 1973-1975
Fuel: subbituminous coal
Boiler supplier: B&W, CE
T/G supplier: Westinghouse
EPC: Stearns-Roger
Quick facts: The power station is žmi from Rocky Mountain Steel
Mills, the single largest commercial account for Xcel Energy in Colorado and the only direct electric customer in the
immediate area. All other electricity that Comanche generates is sold to the grid. An
816-MW unit is under construction at the site for service in 2009.
Photograph courtesy of Power
Posted 25 Feb 2006 |
Craig
Location: CO
Operator: Tri-State G&T Association
Configuration: 2 X 428 MW, 1 X 408 MW
Operation: 1979-1984
Fuel: subbituminous coal
Boiler supplier: B&W
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Stearns-Roger, Stanley
Quick facts: Units 1&2, known as the Yampa Project, are owned by Tri-State
and four other regional utilities. Tri-State is the sole owner of Unit-3.
In early 2002, a $105mn, multiyear environmental retrofit was started on
Units 1&2 to address opacity concerns and particulate
emissions.
Photograph courtesy of Tri-State G&T Association
Posted 16 Feb 2005 |
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Martin Drake
Location: CO
Operator: Colorado Springs Utilities
Configuration: 1 X 59 MW, 1 X 88 MW, 1 X 147 MW
Operation: 1962-1974
Fuel: subbituminous coal
Boiler supplier: B&W, Riley Stoker
T/G supplier: GE, Westinghouse
Photograph by C Bergesen
Posted 4 Jul 2004 |
Nucla
Location: CO
Operator: Tri-State G&T Association
Configuration: 3 X 12 MW, 1 X 64 MW
Operation: 1959-1987
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Springfield, Pyropower
T/G supplier: Delaval, WH
EPC: Stearns-Roger
Quick facts: In 1987, Nucla was retrofit with one of the first large-scale
ACFB boilers in the USA.
Photograph courtesy of Tri-State G&T Association
Posted 16 Feb 2005 |
Pawnee
Location: CO
Operator: Xcel Energy
Configuration: 1 X 500 MW
Operation: 1981
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier: FW
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Stearns-Roger, Ebasco
Quick facts: Pawnee is the largest generating unit in Colorado and has an
elaborate coal-blending system to enable it to meet local emission
regulations
Photograph by C Bergesen
Posted 5 Jun 2003 |
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Ray D Nixon
Location: CO
Operator: Colorado Springs Utilities
Configuration: 1 X 230 MW
Operation: 1980
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: B&W
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Lutz Daily & Brain
Photograph by C Bergesen
Posted 4 Jul 2004
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Valmont-5
Location: CO
Operator: Xcel Energy
Configuration: 1 X 186 MW
Operation: 1964
Fuel: coal, natural gas
Boiler supplier: CE
T/G supplier: AC
Quick facts: Construction on Valmont
began in 1921 and the first unit
went into service in 1924. After Unit-4 was commissioned in 1942, Valmont
became the largest power station west of the Missouri River. The four oldest units were retired in 1986.
The 900-acre site is an important regional wildlife refuge.
Photograph by C Bergesen
Posted 7 Jun 2003 |
