Power4Georgians Could Break Ground Early in 2013
World Power Generation Projects
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First Entry Date: 1/1/2008
Revision Date: 4/1/2012
Location: GA
Washington county
Startup Date: 2018
Size: 850 MW
Primary Fuel: Coal PRB or 50/50 Illinois Basin/PRB
Secondary Fuel:
Duct Burner:
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NOx Limit: 0.050 lb/MMBtu
CO Limit: 0.10 lb/MMBtu
VOC Limit: 0.0024 lb/MMBtu
PM limit: 0.018 lb/MMBtu
SO2 Limit: 0.069 lb/MMBtu
NH3 limit:
Description:
A consortium of 10 coops--Jackson EMC, Cobb EMC, GreyStone Power,
Snapping Shoals EMC, Diverse Power, Upson EMC, Central Georgia EMC, Pataula EMC,
Excelsior EMC and Washington EMC. Expected to include low NOx burners/OFA, SCR
(anhydrous ammonia), wet limestone scrubber (97.5%), sorbent injection for H2SO4
mist, activated carbon for Hg and fabric filters. 12/08 $2.1 billion 2/09 State
Environmental Protection Division still debating and holding hearings. 5/09 Four
EMCs pull out. 6/09 Group of six electric coops remaining continue to plan for
construction. 8/09 Received draft permits from Georgia 4/10 state EPA issued
final permits after Power4Georgians reduced emissions. 7/10 Judge rules against
water permit. 9/10 Coalition of environmental groups asked judge to overturn
permit. 12/10 Administrative law judge rejected air permit. 1/11 3/11 Received
final water permits. 6/11 Settlement about discharge into Oconee River. 12/11
Received air permit. New lawsuit filed. 2/12 Lost one investor--Cobb Electric
Membership Corp. 4/12 Taylor Energy Fund LLC is new financial partner.
Contractor |
Contractor Comment |
No contractors listed for this project. |
NOx Control Type |
Supplier |
No NOx control information available. |
Project Summary
Project Description |
Plant Washington is designed to include:
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Project Sponsor |
P4G, which was formed in 2008 by a consortium of Georgia EMCs to develop and implement a strategy to meet the growing demand for affordable and reliable electricity from members of EMCs throughout the State of Georgia. In 2012 Taylor Energy Fund joined P4G to complete the development of the Project. |
Project Developer |
Allied Energy Services, LLC. |
Location |
The Project will be developed on a 1,800 acre site in rural east-central Georgia near Sandersville in Washington County. |
Generation |
The Project will utilize a single unit, supercritical, variable pressure, balanced draft, stationary reheat boiler; a single water- and hydrogen-cooled steam turbine/generator, and advanced emissions controls. |
Output |
The Project’s net power
output guarantee is 850 MW. |
Costs |
To date a significant investment has been made in the Project for land acquisition, permitting, front-end engineering, and key operations and maintenance planning. The total cost for developing and constructing the Project is currently estimated at approximately $2.1 billion, excluding financing costs. |
Fuel |
Plant Washington will primarily burn a mixture of pulverized coal sourced from mines in the Illinois Basin and low-sulfur coal from the Powder River Basin. Usage will vary depending on the type and blend of coal, but is expected to range between 3.2 and 4.27 million tons per year. A 60 to 90 day supply of coal will be kept on site. |
Water Requirements |
Plant Washington is expected to use about 13.6 million gallons per day (“MGD”) of water on average and up to 16.1 MGD during peak usage. About 1.5 MGD will be returned to the Oconee River. |
Water Sources |
Plant Washington will obtain its water primarily from the Oconee River and secondarily from the Cretaceous Aquifer. On-site stormwater runoff will also be collected and re-used within the facility. |
Controlling Emissions |
Plant Washington would be one of the cleanest coal-fired, steam-electric generating plants in the nation: a highly efficient supercritical boiler that produces more energy with less coal; a state-of-the-art wet scrubber to reduce SO2 emissions; selective catalytic reduction to reduce NOx emissions; fabric filter baghouses to control and remove particulate emissions; sorbent injection to reduce mercury and sulfuric acid mist emissions; and a combination of surface water and groundwater for cooling and processing. |
Interconnection |
Interconnection into to Georgia Transmission Corporation’s (“GTC”) 500 KV line. P4G will construct a generator-tie from the Project’s switchyard to the line. |
Engineering |
P4G has retained the services of Black & Veatch (“B&V”) to act as their owner’s engineer for the Project. B&V is a world leader in coal fueled power generation projects. Over the last 3 years B&V has been ranked #2, #1, and #2 in the Top 25 in Fossil Fuel and/or Power Generation by Engineering News-Record. B&V brings a broad base of experience -- ranging from project development through engineering, procurement, and construction -- for large coal-fired generation projects. |
Permitting |
All material permits necessary to construct and operate Plant Washington have been issued. |
Status |
P4G expects to commence construction of the Project during the first quarter of 2013. |
Project Investor
In July 2012, P4G formed a strategic partnership with the Taylor Energy Fund (“TEF”) to provide additional funding to complete the remaining pre-development phases (i.e. Engineering, PPA, Fuel, Transportation) of the Project and to help identify a long term owner and operator for the Project. P4G has executed 7 NDAs in the past 60 days and is in advanced discussions with several of these new strategic partners. These potential partners include well known utility affiliates, domestic and international IPPs, and a number of energy focused private equity firms all with the resources available to develop, finance, construct and operate a project of this scope and the ability to meet the April 2013 deadline for an exemption under the proposed greenhouse gas ("GHG") rule.
Our interactions to date have indicated a strong interest in a fully-permitted, supercritical facility with long-term offtake. The value thesis for advanced coal fired generation that utilizes proven technology is well founded because it provides for strong risk adjusted returns and portfolio diversification.
Taylor Energy Fund is managed by Tim Taylor, who has substantial energy industry and business experience, is the former President and CEO of Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), an Xcel Energy company. In 2010, PSCo completed construction of its $1.3 billion Comanche Plant (Unit 3), a 750 MW coal-fired power plant in Pueblo, Colo.
Project Team
P4G assembled a number of key firms to help develop this project. Each of these firms is well respected in their area of expertise and experience.
Team Member |
Role |
Allied Energy Services |
Project Developer |
Black & Veatch |
Owner’s Engineer/Design |
AMEC (formerly MACTEC) |
Environmental & Engineering |
King & Spalding |
Legal |
Cookerly Public Relations |
Public Relations |
Energy Consulting Group |
Power Marketing & Land Acquisition |
Andrews and Kurth |
Legal |
Fluor |
Permitting-Engineering and Project Estimates |
Croy Engineering |
Mapping and Surveying |
Black Acre, LLC |
Fuel (Coal) Consultant |
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Company Name: AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.
address: 1979 Lakeside Parkway
city: Tucker
state: GA
zipcode: 30084
country: USA
telephone:
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AMBIENT AIR MONITORING |
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CONSULTING |
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AMEC
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Vice-Pres/ Business Dev. |
770-688-2500 |
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Mega Symposium 8-2012, Baltimore |
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Director/ Power |
770-688-2500 |
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Mega Symposium 8-2012, Baltimore |
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Company Name: Black & Veatch Corporation
address: 11401 Lamar Avenue
city: Overland Park
state: KS
zipcode: 66211
country: USA
telephone: 913-458-2000
fax: 913-458-2934
url: http://www.bv.com
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Clean Rooms |
ENGINEERING & DESIGN |
Fabric Filter |
NO DESCRIPTION |
Flue Gas Desulfurization |
CONSULTANTS |
Flue Gas Desulfurization |
SCR |
Flue Gas Desulfurization |
SNCR |
Monitoring/Sampling |
NO DESCRIPTION |
Power |
CONSULTING SERVICES |
Precipitator |
NO DESCRIPTION |
Refuse To Energy |
NO DESCRIPTION |
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Renewable Energy |
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CONSULTANTS |
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Telephone |
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Manager/ Air Permitting/Energy |
913-458-9837 |
913-458-2934 |
General Interest 11/2010 to 5/2011 |
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Air Quality Control Sect. Lead |
913-458-7736/913-558-7003 |
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Elec. Util. Envr. Conf./EUEC/ 1-2009 Tucson |
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Associate Vice-Pres. |
913-458-2985/816-588-5549 |
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Electric Util Envr.Conf. 2/2012 Phoenix,AZ |
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913-458-2223/913-768-4303 |
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General Interest 11-2011 to 5-2012 |
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V-Pres/ Air Qual. Cntrl. Tech. |
913-458-7541 |
913-458-2012 |
Mega Symposium 8-2012, Baltimore |
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General Interest 11/2010 to 5/2011 |
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Area Leader/ Air Qual. Srvcs. |
913-458-7926 |
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Mega Symposium 8-2012, Baltimore |
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Director/ Projects/ CEM's |
913-458-8041/913-645-8294 |
913-458-2934 |
General Interest 11/2010 to 5/2011 |
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Power 2010 |
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913-458-9764 |
913-458-2122 |
Improving Power Plant Efficiency |
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General Interest 11/04 to 5/05 |
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Analyst/ Marketing |
913-458-7813/913-620-5716 |
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Mega Symposium 8-2012, Baltimore |
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General Mgr/Great Lakes Region |
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Power 2010 |
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Manager/ Marketing/B&V Energy |
913-458-6361/816-651-8220 |
913-458-2934 |
General Interest 11/2010 to 5/2011 |
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Srvc.Leader/Fuels Consulting |
913-458-9762 |
913-458-2122 |
American Coal Council Members |
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Dir./ Business Development |
913-458-4487/913-489-1364 |
913-458-2934 |
Mega Symposium 8-2012, Baltimore |
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Chairman, President & CEO |
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Power 2010 |
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913-458-4629 |
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General Entry from 5/09 to 11/09 |
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Vice-President |
913-458-3065/913-787-0331 |
913-458-3817 |
PowerGen 12-2011 Las Vegas |
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913-458-7736 |
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Mega Symposium |
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General Manager/ ACQ |
913-458-2247/913-707-2979 |
913-458-2012 |
General Interest 11/2010 to 5/2011 |
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913-458-8542 |
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Mega Symposium 8-2012, Baltimore |
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Engineer/ Air Quality |
913-458-8465 |
913-458-2934 |
Electric Util Envr.Conf. 2/2012 Phoenix,AZ |
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Engineer/ Air Quality Control |
913-458-4520 |
913-458-2012 |
General Interest 5-2012 to 11-2012 |
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Market Analyst/ AQC |
913-458-4520/913-458-7341 |
913-458-2012 |
General Interest 11-2011 to 5-2012 |
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Pres. & CEO/ BV Energy |
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Power 2010 |
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Engineer/ Air Qual. Control |
913-458-7528 |
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Mega Symposium 8-2012, Baltimore |
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Pres/Enterprise Mgmnt.Solution |
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Power 2010 |
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Associate Vice-President |
913-458-7864 |
913-458-2012 |
General Entry from 11/09 to 5/10 |
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Project Manager/ Energy |
913-458-7928 |
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General Interest 11/2010 to 5/2011 |