Power
MidAmerican Energy Starts Construction of the Greater Des Moines Energy Center
The 540MW Des Moines Energy Center is anticipated to operate about 3,000 to 4,000 hours per year, but will have the capability to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Released Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). MidAmerican Energy Company (Des Moines, Iowa), a privately held company, is in the early construction phase of a $340 million power plant in Iowa. The 540MW Des Moines Energy Center is anticipated to operate about 3,000 to 4,000 hours per year, but will have the capability to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Site construction began last spring and is currently at the 9% completion mark. The plant is scheduled to enter simple-cycle commercial operation next spring and generate 340MW. Combined-cycle operation is scheduled for May 2005 and will increase generation to 540MW.
Peter Kiewit Sons', Incorporated (Omaha, Nebraska), a subsidiary of Kiewit Industrial, is providing procurement and construction management, while Sargent & Lundy (Chicago, Illinois) is the engineering firm of record.
MidAmerican Energy, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, is Iowa's largest energy company and provides electric and natural gas services to more than one million customers in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and South Dakota. MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company is a global leader in the production of energy from diversified fuel sources including geothermal, natural gas, hydroelectric, nuclear, and coal.
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