Duke Energy says it will build a $1.5-billion, 1,640-MW natural gas-fired powerplant on a Citrus County, Fla., site adjacent to its damaged Crystal River nuclear facility that the utility officially shuttered 15 months ago.
The Charlotte, N.C.-based utility stated that, after “a months-long request-for-proposals process,” it has decided its "self-build" option is the most cost-effective approach for constructing the combined-cycle plant. A Duke spokesperson said the company had received six outside bids for managing the project’s construction. The utility has initiated a request-for-proposals process for the hiring of “contractors specializing in engineering, procurement and construction." Burns & McDonnell is serving as the project’s engineer.