Modern coal-fired facility first to enter service in U.S. this century
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (May 27, 2003) --- A General Electric steam turbine has completed testing and entered commercial operation at a Black Hills Corporation power station in Wyoming that is believed to be the first coal-fired plant put into service in the U.S. since the beginning of the new century.
The GE steam turbine is installed at the Unit #3 Wygen power plant, which is part of Black Hills' energy complex near Gillette, Wyoming. The machine is rated at 88.9 megawatts in baseload service, with a capacity of 99.7 megawatts at full pressure and temperature. Electricity being produced at the Wygen plant is being supplied to Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power and the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska.
Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, the new power plant offers high levels of technical efficiency and environmental control. "This facility is designed to meet and beat nitrous oxide and sulfur limits," said Daniel P. Landguth, Chairman and CEO of Black Hills Corporation. "Wyoming is one of the strictest states in the nation and we honor our commitment to uphold their high standards. Scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction have been utilized to attain best-available control technology for minimizing SO
2
x
About GE Power Systems
General Contact Information
GE Corporate
[email protected]
1-203-373-2039