Big Sandy Peaker Power Plant is a 342MW gas fired power project. It is located in West Virginia, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in July 2001.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 342 | 342 | – | Active | West Virginia, the US |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Tenaska Capital Management.
It is a Gas Turbine power plant that is used for Peakload.
The project generated 73,606MWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in July 2001.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to PJM Interconnection under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
Mitsubishi Power Aero was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The company provided 6 units of FT8 Twin Pac gas turbines, each with 57MW nameplate capacity.
Mitsubishi Power Aero supplied electric generator for the project.
Methodology
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