Aguirre power station

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Aguirre power station is an operating power station of at least 1492-megawatts (MW) in Aguirre, Salinas, Puerto Rico, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aguirre power station Aguirre, Salinas, Puerto Rico, United States 17.9492, -66.234 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit CC1, Unit CC2: 17.9492, -66.234

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] heavy fuel oil[3] 450[4] steam turbine[5] not found 1975[6]
Unit 2 operating[7] heavy fuel oil[8] 450[9] steam turbine[10] not found 1975[11]
Unit CC1 operating[12] fuel oil[13] 296[14] combined cycle[15] not found 1977[16]
Unit CC2 operating[17] fuel oil[18] 296[19] combined cycle[20] not found 1977[21]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent Operator
Unit 1 Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica[22] Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica [100.0%] Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica[23]
Unit 2 Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica[22] Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica [100.0%] Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica[24]
Unit CC1 Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica[22] Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica [100.0%] Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica[25]
Unit CC2 Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica[22] Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica [100.0%] Puerto Rico Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica[26]

Articles and Resources

References

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  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230903111504/https://energia.pr.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/06/SL-015976.AG_Aguirre-IE-Report_Final_24Sep2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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