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B L England
Location: NJ
Operator: Rockland Capital Energy Investments LLC
Configuration: 1 X 136 MW, 1 X 163 MW, 1 X 176 MW
Operation: 1994
Fuel: bituminous coal, fuel oil
Boiler supplier: B&W, CE
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Bechtel, UE&C
Quick facts: In August 2006, Rockland Capital announced that it would
purchase B L England from Atlantic City Electric Co for $12.2mn. The sale
closed in Feb 2007. ACE had planned to shutter the plant, but Rockland
intends to continue operation and make additional investments to improve
environmental performance. Units 1&2 have coal-fired cyclone boilers
retrofit with SNCR and OFA systems. Unit 2 also has a GEES wet limestone
FGD. In Feb 2004, ACE began using Powder River Basin coal at B L England.
The natural draft tower was the first built in the USA using brackish
water.
Photograph by Curtis Bergesen
Posted 11 Aug 2007 |
Carneys Point
Location: NJ
Operator: Cogentrix Energy Inc
Configuration: 1 X 269 MW
Operation: 1994
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: FW
T/G supplier: Alstom
EPC: Bechtel
Quick facts: The plant has twin boilers and a single T/G set and sells
power to Conectiv and steam to DuPont's Chambers Works. It is
equipped with a baghouse, spray dry FGD scrubber, and SCR, the first
ammonia-based system on a U.S. pulverized coal unit. The plant was built
for U.S. Generating Co and is now owned by various companies including
Cogentrix, Delta Power, and Arclight Energy.
Photograph by C Bergesen
Posted 25 Jun 2005 |
Deepwater
Location: NJ
Operator: Conectiv
Configuration: 1 X 53 MW, 2 X 90 MW
Operation: 1930-1954
Fuel: coal, oil, natural gas
Boiler supplier: B&W
T/G supplier: GE, WH
Quick facts: This plant was one of the world's first large-scale
utility-industrial cogeneration power plants. Steam was supplied to
DuPont's nearby Chambers works and later to Texaco.
Photograph courtesy of Conectiv
Posted 12 Oct 2002 |
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Edge Moor
Location: DE
Operator: Conectiv
Configuration: 1 X 86 MW, 1 X 177 MW, 1 X 445 MW
Operation: 1954-1973
Fuel: coal, oil, natural gas
Boiler supplier: CE, B&W
T/G supplier: GE, WH
EPC: UE&C
Quick facts: In 1994, Delmarva Power & Light modified Unit-5 to
accommodate use of natural gas for load. Units 3&4 were retrofit with gas ignitors.
Photograph courtesy of Conectiv
Posted 6 Oct 2002 |
Hudson
Location: NJ
Operator: PSEG Fossil
Configuration: 1 X 455 MW, 1 X 660 MW
Operation: 1964-1968
Fuel: bituminous coal, natural gas, fuel oil
Boiler supplier: B&W, FW
T/G supplier: WH
EPC: Public Service Electric & Gas, United Engineers & Constructors
Quick facts: Hudson PS is on a 250ac site, 3mi upstream of Newark Bay. The site was first used by PSE&G to build the Marion power station which began operation in 1906.
Most of the old units were retired in 1961 when construction of Hudson Unit-1 got underway. Both units are supercritical.
Photograph by Scott Mosher
Posted 7 Jul 2004 |
Logan Township
Location: NJ
Operator: Cogentrix Energy Inc
Configuration: 1 X 230 MW
Operation: 1994
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: FW
T/G supplier: WH
EPC: Bechtel
Quick facts: Logan was the first U.S. coal-fired plant to use plate-type
catalysts ii its SCR. The plant sells up to 50,000 lbs/hr of steam to Ferro Corp.
Photograph courtesy of Power
Posted 7 Jul 2004 |
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Mercer
Location: NJ
Operator: PSEG Fossil
Configuration: 2 X 325 MW
Operation: 1960-1961
Fuel: bituminous coal, natural gas
Boiler supplier: FW
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: UE&C
Quick facts: Mercer is on the Delaware River just below the tidehead. At
completion it was the largest plant in the Public Service Electric & Gas
system. The plant uses an SNCR system and amine-enhanced fuel lean gas
reburn (AEFLGR) technology. SCR systems are under construction.
Photograph by C Bergesen
Posted 17 Jul 2004 |
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