Wildcat Point Generation Facility-Old Dominion Electric Coop

Alert 1122    Old Dominion Electric Cooperative seeks to build 1,000 MW Wildcat Point Power Plant

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) will seek approval to construct a natural gas-fueled electric generation facility in Cecil County, Maryland. Named the Wildcat Point Generation Facility, the power plant would be built on existing property at the Rock Springs Generation Facility. Wildcat Point is expected to become operational in 2017.

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     First Entry Date: 4/1/2013

     Revision Date: 4/1/2013

                 Location: MD    

                 Startup Date: 2017

                 Size: 1000  MW

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  By Jane Bellmyer jbellmyer@cecilwhig.com 

 Old Dominion Electric Cooperative is in the early stages of putting a new natural gas-fueled power plant next to its existing facility at Rock Springs Generation Facility in Conowingo, which will bring hundreds of jobs to the area, a plant spokeswoman said Tuesday. This new plant will have a different name, according to Lisa Johnson, Old Dominon senior vice president and chief operating officer. “We're calling it Wildcat Point (Generation Facility). It's named for a cliff above the Susquehanna River not too far from the site,” Johnson said.

According to Johnson, the Glen Allen, VA-based cooperative is just starting the permitting process and has spent the past nine months reviewing more than 80 proposals to build the estimated $675 million facility. The cooperative's board of directors ultimately determined that “expanding at the Rock Springs location is the most reliable and competitively-priced option,” it announced in a release.

“The construction schedule has us beginning in late 2014 with a target for opening mid 2017,” she said. She expects the construction to create about 600 jobs at its peak. Once the plant is built, there will be a need for as many as 30 permanent employees for the day-to-day operation, Johnson added.

ODEC

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Glen Allen, Virginia  23060

1-804-747-0592