Mill Creek Gas Fired Power Plant is a 799.2MW gas fired power project. It is located in South Carolina, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2002.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Thermal 799.2 799.2 Active South Carolina, the US

Description

The project is currently owned by Duke Energy Carolinas with a stake of 100%.

It is a Gas Turbine power plant that is used for Peakload. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is natural gas. In case of shortage of natural gas the plant can also run on Distillate Fuel Oil. The fuel is procured from Piedmont Natural Gas.

The project cost is $300m.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in December 2002.

Contractors Involved

GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for thermal power project. The project consists of 8 units of 7FA turbines, each with 99.9MW nameplate capacity.

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