North Carolina's Diverse Energy Future Sees Microcosm of Energy Costs

SUGAR LAND--September 8, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Industrial Info recently profiled North Carolina's coal-fired power plants. This article looks at the two of the power projects slated for future implementation in the state. An indication of the price differences between technology types is clearly visible in North Carolina. The 300-megawatt (MW) Desert Wind wind-power project has an estimated cost of $690 million. Coming in at less than $500 million is the natural-gas-fed Kings Mountain Energy Center, which will generate 480 MW. Within this article: Costs comparisons between the Desert Wind power project, by Atlantic Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Iberdrola S.A. (Bilbao, Spain), and the Kings Mountain Energy Center, by NTE Energy (Saint Augustine, Florida).