Red Oak (power station)

Red Oak
Location of Red Oak in USA New Jersey Middlesex County
Country United States
Location Sayreville, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°26′57″N 74°20′52″W / 40.44917°N 74.34778°WCoordinates: 40°26′57″N 74°20′52″W / 40.44917°N 74.34778°W
Status Active
Commission date 2002
Owner(s) Carlyle Group
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural gas
Power generation
Units operational 4[1]
Nameplate capacity 830 MW

Red Oak is an 830-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in Sayreville, New Jersey not far from the South River opened on 2002.[2]

Energy Capital acquired it from a subsidiary of the AES Corporation in April 2012,[3][4] which, in November 2013, sold it to the Carlyle Group.[5]

Damage to the plant due to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 took it offline line for five months. [6]

TAQA subsidiary TAQA Gen-X owns 85% and Morgan Stanley owns 15% of the tolling agreement for the facility through its with partner.[7] Natural gas is provided by New Jersey Resources.[8][9][10][11] It is part of the PJM Interconnection of the Eastern Interconnection grid electric transmission system. A 2013 report named It is one of the largest single sources of carbon pollution in the state.[12]

The Sayreville Energy Center operated by NextEra Energy Resources is nearby.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.powerplantjobs.com/ppj.nsf/PowerPlants3?OpenForm&cat=55239&companyname=AES%20Red%20Oak%20LLC&plantname=AES%20Red%20Oak%20LLC
  2. ↑ Nekson, Lloyd (September 12, 2013). "Sayreville power plant named one of state's worst polluters, according to report". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  3. ↑ "Red Oak, LLC" (Press release). Energy Capital Partners. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  4. ↑ "AES to sell 2700 MW in CCGT power plant assets for proceeds totaling $463MM" (Press release). Penn Energy. February 27, 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  5. ↑ "The Carlyle Group Completes Acquisition of Red Oak Power Generation Facility" (Press release). The Carlyle Group. November 7, 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  6. ↑ http://www.thedeal.com/content/energy/powerful-forces-push-generation-deals.php
  7. ↑ "North America". TAQA. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  8. ↑ http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/pdf/boardorders/2014/20141022/10-22-14-2C.pdf
  9. ↑ Johnson, Tom (September 3, 2013). "STATE AGENCY VOTES TO LET POWER COMPANY SWITCH UTILITIES". NJ Spotlight. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  10. ↑ http://www.njresources.com/news/releases/2013/njng/14-13-TAQA-RedOak.asp
  11. ↑ Friedman, Alexi (December 19, 2013). "N.J. Natural Gas strikes long-term deal to provide service to Sayreville power plant". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  12. ↑ "Report Reveals NJ’s Top 5 Most Carbon Polluting Power Plants" (Press release). Environment New Jersey. September 10, 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  13. ↑ "Sayreville Energy Center" (PDF). NextEra Energy. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  14. ↑ "Sayreville Energy Center". American Power Ventures. Retrieved 2015-03-25.

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