Coal-Fired Unit at Texas's Parish Station Offline for Repairs

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Unit 8 at Parish Power Station, which is located in Thompsons, Texas, was taken offline Wednesday evening due a leak in the back of the boiler's economizer. The station is owned by NRG Texas Power LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) (Princeton, New Jersey).

Plant officials have analyzed the issue and are making repairs; however, they will continue to investigate the cause. Officials said that they anticipate the 610-megawatt (MW) unit will be returned to service on Saturday, August 1, if there are no delays.

The plant has eight coal-fired units and two gas units, with a combined total capacity of 3,970 MW when at full load. Units 1 to 7 remain in service.

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