Commonwealth Chesapeake Power Station is a 402.5MW oil fired power project. It is located in Virginia, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in August 2000.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 402.5 | 402.5 | – | Active | Virginia, the US |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Tyr Energy.
It is a Gas Turbine power plant that is used for Peakload.
The project generated 141,858MWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in August 2000.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to PJM Interconnection under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
KBR was selected to render EPC services for the oil fired power project.
GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for thermal power project. The project consists of 7 units of LM6000 turbines, each with 57.5MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power supplied electric generator for the Commonwealth Chesapeake Power Station (Commonwealth Chesapeake Power Station Phase I).
GE Power supplied electric generator for the Commonwealth Chesapeake Power Station (Commonwealth Chesapeake Power Station Phase II).
Methodology
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