Hoosier Energy Completes 258-Megawatt Lawrence County Energy Project

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Hoosier Energy Rural Electric (Bloomington, Indiana), with 67% ownership, and Wabash Valley Power Association (Indianapolis, Indiana), with 33% ownership, have commenced full commercial operation of the $100 million, 258-megawatt(MW) Lawrence County Energy Station in Mitchell, Indiana.

Construction for the project began in August 2003 and was completed in December 2004. Commercial start-up was completed last week. The project consists of six dual-fuel 45 MW GE Power Systems LM6000 SPRINT combustion turbine generators that will be equipped with a GE Fogging System for gas turbine inlet cooling, increasing the turbines' output capability during high heating days. The new plant will operate in a simple-cycle peaking configuration, providing a total of 268 MW of much needed power for the summer and winter months.

Burns and McDonnell, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, performed the owner's engineering for the project. Harris Group Incorporated (Seattle, Washington) performed the detailed engineering. The Industrial Company (TIC), based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, acted as the general contractor for the project. Calpine Power Services, (Houston, Texas), a subsidiary of Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) (San Jose, California), will operate the plant.

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