Big Sandy Peaker Plant

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Big Sandy Peaker Plant is an operating power station of at least 354-megawatts (MW) in Kenona, Wayne, West Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Big Sandy Peaker Plant Kenona, Wayne, West Virginia, United States 38.3441, -82.5938 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit BSG1, Unit BSG2, Unit BSG3, Unit BSG4, Unit BSG5, Unit BSG6: 38.3441, -82.5938

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit BSG1 operating[1] gas[1] 59[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit BSG2 operating[1] gas[1] 59[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit BSG3 operating[1] gas[1] 59[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit BSG4 operating[1] gas[1] 59[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit BSG5 operating[1] gas[1] 59[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]
Unit BSG6 operating[1] gas[1] 59[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1]

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
Unit BSG1 Middle River Power II, LLC[2] MRP Generation Holdings, LLC [100.0%]
Unit BSG2 Middle River Power II, LLC[2] MRP Generation Holdings, LLC [100.0%]
Unit BSG3 Middle River Power II, LLC[2] MRP Generation Holdings, LLC [100.0%]
Unit BSG4 Middle River Power II, LLC[2] MRP Generation Holdings, LLC [100.0%]
Unit BSG5 Middle River Power II, LLC[2] MRP Generation Holdings, LLC [100.0%]
Unit BSG6 Middle River Power II, LLC[2] MRP Generation Holdings, LLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

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