Mid-Georgia Cogen
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Mid-Georgia Cogen is a 308 MW electric combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in Kathleen, Georgia.
The plant is located adjacent to a Frito-Lay snack foods plant and supplies process steam to Frito-Lay for use in food manufacturing under a contract expiring 2020. Electrical generation is sold to Georgia Power Company under a long term agreement that expires in 2028. The plant is primarily used for peaking power.[1]
[edit] History
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]
[edit] Technical details
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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c [1] Atlantic Power Corporation, Mid-Georgia Cogen
- ^ [2] Sonat Energy Services Purchases 50-Percent Interest in Georgia Power Plant
- ^ [3] 8-K SEC Filing, filed by Sonat, Inc on 7/23/1998
- ^ [4] Zachry Construction Corporation, Zachary Way, March/April 2003.
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