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List: New U.S Powerplants Over 50 MW

December 3, 2001
A Special Report by Engineering News-Record and Power Magazines
NEW U.S. POWERPLANTS OVER 50 MW
Recently Completed, Under Construction and Planned
LOCATION PLANT NAME
RATING(MW)
 PLANT OWNER
YEAR OF
START-UP
TYPE
FUEL
ALABAMA      
Smith Goat Rock
1,120
 Southern Power
2003-2004
CC
Gas
Not yet located Tenaska Central Alabama
885
 Tenaska Energy
2003
CC
Gas
Decatur Morgan Energy
790
 Calpine Corp.
2002
CC
Gas
Bynum Calhoun Energy
624
 FPL Energy
2003
GT
Gas
Gantt Vann
590
 Alabama Electric Co-op Inc.
2001
CC
Gas
Bucks Barry
525
 Alabama Power Co.
2001
CC
Gas
Billingsley Tenaska Lindsay Hill
510
 Tenaska Energy
2002
CC
Gas
Mobile Hog Bayou+A246
240
 SkyGen Energy LLC
2001
CC
Gas
ARIZONA      
Gila Bend Gila River
2,348
 Panda Energy International
2003
CC
Gas
Not yet located Mesquite
1,250
 Sempra Energy Resources
2003
CC
Gas
Not yet located Redhawk
1,120
 Pinnacle West Energy
2002
CC
Gas
Not yet located La Paz County
1,080
 Allegheny Energy Supply Co.
2005
CC
Gas
Harquahala Harquahala Valley
1,080
 PG&E National Energy Group
2003
CC
Gas
Gila Bend Gila Bend
845
 Gila Bend Power Partners
2004
CC
Gas
Phoenix Santan
825
 Salt River Project
2005
CC
Gas
Springerville Springerville
760
 Tucson Electric Power Co.
2004-2005
ST
Coal
Coolidge PPL Sundance
600
 PPL Global LLC
2001
GT
Gas
Casa Grande Signal Peak
580
 Reliant Energy
2004
CC
Gas
Arlington Valley Arlington Valley
570
 Duke Energy North America
2003
CC
Gas
Fort South Point
562
 Mohave Calpine Corp.
2001
CC
Gas
Casa Grande Desert Basin
550
 Reliant Energy
2001
CC
Gas
Phoenix West Phoenix
530
 Pinnacle West Energy
2003
CC
Gas
Wikieup Big Sandy Energy
520
 Caithness Energy LLC
2003
CC
Gas
Kingman Griffith Energy
520
 Primesouth Inc.
2001
CC
Gas
Phoenix West Phoenix Calpine
500
 Calpine Corp.
2002
CC
Gas
Phoenix Kyrene
250
 Salt River Project
2002
CC
Gas
Phoenix West Phoenix
120
 Arizona Public Service Co.
2001
CC
Gas
Tucson De Moss Petrie
75
 Tucson Electric Power Co.
2001
GT
Gas
ARKANSAS      
El Dorado Panda Union
2,200
 Panda Energy International
2002-2003
CC
Gas
Russellville River Mountain
720
 AES Corp.
2005
H
Wat
Malvern Hot Spring
642
 Duke Energy North America
2002
CC
Gas
Dell Dell
600
 Teco Power Services Corp.
2003
CC
Gas
Wrightsville Wrightsville
550
 Mirant Corp.
2002
CC
Gas
Pine Bluff Pine Bluff
222
 SkyGen Energy LLC
2001
CC
Gas
Fulton Fulton
163
 Arkansas Electric Co-op Corp.
2001
GT
Gas
Ozark Fitzhugh
112
 Arkansas Electric Co-op Corp.
2003
GT
Gas
CALIFORNIA      
San Bernardino Mountain View
1,132
 AES Corp.
2003
CC
Gas
Byron East Altamont
1,090
 Calpine Corp.
2004
CC
Gas
Moss Landing Moss Landing
1,060
 Duke Energy North America
2002
CC
Gas
McKittrick La Paloma
1,048
 PG&E National Energy Group
2002
CC
Gas
Pittsburg Pittsburg Delta
880
 Calpine Corp.
2002
CC
Gas
Victorville High Desert
750
 Constellation Power Inc.
2003
CC
Gas
Not yet located Inland Empire
600
 Calpine Corp.
2004
CC
Gas
Hayward Russell City
600
 Calpine Corp.
2004
CC
Gas
Burney Three Mountain
570
 Covanta Energy Corp.
2004
CC
Gas
Yuba City Sutter
540
 Calpine Corp.
2001
CC
Gas
San Francisco Potrero
540
 Mirant Corp.
2003
CC
Gas
Antioch Contra Costa
530
 Mirant Corp.
2003
CC
Gas
Blythe Blythe Energy
520
 FPL Energy
2003
CC
Gas
Bakersfield Pastoria (Tejon)
504
 Calpine Corp.
2001
CC
Gas
Pittsburg Los Medanos
500
 Calpine Corp.
2001
CC
Gas
Bakersfield Western Midway
500
 Edison Mission Energy
2003
CC
Gas
Otay Mesa Otay Mesa
500
 PG&E National Energy Group
2003
CC
Gas
Rio Linda Rio Linda
494
 FPL Energy
2004
CC
Gas
Tupman Elk Hills Merchant
479
 Occidental Oil & Gas Corp.
2002-2003
CC
Gas
Fellows Sunrise
320
 Edison Mission Energy
2001
GT
Gas
Burbank Magnolia
254
 Burbank Public Service Dept.
2004
CC
Gas
Lancaster Lancaster
240
 Electricity Provider Inc.
2002
GT
Gas
Wilmington Harbor
237
 Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power
2001
GT
Gas
San Jose Los Esteros
180
 Calpine Corp.
2002
GT
Gas
Chino Chino Pegasus
180
 Delta Power Co. LLC
2001-2002
GT
Gas
Gilroy Gilroy Energy
135
 Calpine Corp.
2001
GT
Gas
Palm Springs Indigo Energy
135
 InterGen North America
2001
GT
Gas
Otay Mesa Larkspur
90
 InterGen North America
2001
GT
Gas
Vernon Vernon
86
 Vernon Municipal Light Dept.
2002
GT
Gas
Modesto Woodland Ave
84
 Modesto Irrigation District
2003
CC
Gas
Corona Corona Golden Cheese
65
 Dynegy Power Corp.
2002
CC
Gas
Benicia Benicia Refinery
51
 Valero Energy
2001
GTS
Gas
San Diego Otay Mesa Peaker
50
 Calpeak Power LLC
2001
GT
Gas
King City King City
50
 Calpine Corp.
2001
GT
Gas
Escondido Escondido Ramco
50
 Ramco Inc.
2001
GT
Gas
COLORADO      
Hudson Rocky Mountain
600
 Calpine Corp.
2004
CC
Gas
Aurora Colorado Energy
336
 SkyGen Energy LLC
2003
GT
Gas
Fountain Fountain Valley
240
 Black Hills Energy Ventures
2001
GT
Gas
Colorado Springs Enron Excel
215
 Enron Power Corp.
2001
GT
Gas
Lamar Lamar South
162
 Enron Wind Corp.
2002
W
Wind
Platteville Fort St. Vrain Repower
140
 Public Service Co. of Colorado
2001
CC
Gas
Brighton Brighton
140
 Tri-State G&T Assn.
2002
GT
Gas
Limon Limon
140
 Tri-State G&T Assn.
2001
GT
Gas
Wellington Rawhide
78
 Platte River Power Authority
2002-2003
GT
Gas
CONNECTICUT      
Killingly Lake Road Killingly
792
 PG&E National Energy Group
2002
CC
Gas
Milford Milford Power
544
 El Paso North America
2002
CC
Gas
Meriden Meriden Power
544
 NRG Energy Inc.
2004
CC
Gas
Oxford Towantic
540
 Calpine Corp.
2003
CC
Gas
Wallingford PPL Wallingford
230
 PPL Global LLC
2001
GT
Gas
DELAWARE      
Wilmington Hay Road
490
 Conectiv Energy Supply Inc.
2001-2002
CC
Oil
Dover NRG Energy Dover
88
 NRG Energy Inc.
2001
GT
Gas
Type of technology: CC=combined cycle; GT=simple-cycle gas turbine; GTS=gas turbine with steam sendout (cogen); H=hydraulic turbine; ST=conventional steam turbine; STS=steam turbine with steam sendout (cogen); W=wind turbine;
Fuel Source: Bmass=biomass; Cgas=coal gas; Coal=coal or lignite; Cog=coke-oven gas; Coke=petroleum coke; Gas=natural gas; LNG=liquefied natural gas; Oil=oil; Water=water; Wind=wind

 

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