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Edison Mission Energy, Irvine, Calif, the with air-emissions project features two GE 7fAs in simple problems into cycle. Indicative of its political weight in fuel-efficient, power-starved California, the plant’s rib- clean-burning bon-cutting ceremony was attended by capacity. no less than Gov. Gray Davis (D). While repower­ ing has been PHASED talked about for a A few miles away, the 570-Mw Elk Hills decade or so, only power project is taking shape. To help a handful of actu- meet electricity shortfalls, the owners— San Diego-based Sempra Energy Re- al projects have been completed. -1^ •- sources and Occidental Energy Ventures That is changing Corp.—are using phased construction, as several de­ I t installing simple-cycle GTs first and later velopers began adding the steam cycle. Simple-cycle op- pushing dirt in i eration at Elk Hills-—featuring two GE FA 2001. Consolidat- units—is planned for April 2002, with ed Edison Co. of B99STERS HRSGs push powerplant efficiencies to near 60%. more than 300 Mw of capacity. Another New York Inc.’s 270 Mw of steam-cycle capacity—from East River project is under way and sched- was completed at the Fort St. Vrain sta- one HRSG and one steam turbine—is uled for completion in summer 2002. tion, owned by Public Service Co. of planned for March 2003. The 1950s-vintage plant is adding two Colorado (PSCO), where advanced GTs GTs enter the service base also by re- dual-fuel GE 7fAs and two supplementary- replaced a one-of-a kind gas-cooled powering existing steam plants. In the fired HRSGs to supply 288 Mw of capacity nuclear reactor. Fort St. Vrain’s original typical repowering project, an aging boil- and up to 3 million pph of steam to the 330-Mw reactor was conceived and built er is replaced by an advanced GT/HRSG utility’s steam-distribution network. Engi- at a time when nuclear power dominat­ train, which is then coupled to the exist­ neering and procurement services are by ed new construction in the U.S., and ing steam turbine/generator. Repower­ Washington Group International, Boise. when electric utilities had the money ing can transform uncompetitive assets A unique repowering project recently and inclination to risk technology-press-

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