Mid-Georgia Cogen
Mid-Georgia Cogen is a 308 MW electric combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in Kathleen, Georgia.
The plant is primarily used for peaking power.[1] It lies in the southern part of the Warner Robins metropolitan area.
History
[edit]The plant was developed by New Jersey headquartered GPU International as a merchant facility in the late 1990s. Prior to operation, a 50% stake was sold to Birmingham, Alabama based energy company Sonat.[2] The plant became operational on June 1, 1998.[3] In 1999, the plant won Power Engineering magazine's Project of the Year award.[4]
Through a series of mergers and sales, the plant is currently owned by Atlantic Power Corporation and NorthernStar Generation.[1]
Technical details
[edit]The plant supplies process steam for use in food manufacturing. Electrical generation is sold to Georgia Power Company. The plant uses two General Electric gas turbines and paired Nooter-Erickson heat recovery steam generators with a steam turbine to generate steam and electricity. The gas turbines may be fueled by natural gas or fuel oil.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c [1] Atlantic Power Corporation, Mid-Georgia Cogen
- ^ [2][dead link] Sonat Energy Services Purchases 50-Percent Interest in Georgia Power Plant
- ^ "Sonat, Inc, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Jul 23, 1998". secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Zachry Construction Corporation, Zachary Way, March/April 2003.