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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.
Wind Power Project--Expensive and Not Yet a Done Deal
The most expensive project under consideration in North Carolina is the Desert Wind energy project. This project has been in the works for a long time already. Atlantic Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Spanish company Iberdrola S.A. (MCE:IBE) (Bilbao, Spain), submitted a permit application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 2011. The USACE is involved because the project area includes wetlands, which are under Department of the Army (DA) jurisdiction pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. In addition, the U.S. Navy was concerned about the 150 wind turbines potentially impacting a Relocatable, Over-The-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) receiver site located in Chesapeake, Virginia. The ROTHR Program Office released a comprehensive report in June 2012 recommending 45-kilometer (km) distance between large-scale wind power projects and ROTHR receiver sites. Desert Wind's closest turbine is 22 km from the ROTHR site. The United States Southern Command Director of Operations has delayed the project to study ways to mitigate its impact on the ROTHR site. Industrial Info categorizes this project in the early planning stages, with no construction before 2016, and only if the military's concerns can be addressed.
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Combined Cycle Project Offers More Power for Less Cost
The Kings Mountain Energy Center combined-cycle project is being developed by NTE Energy (Saint Augustine, Florida) and will use a 275-MW Mitsubishi M501GAC combustion turbine generator with a heat recovery steam generator and a 205-MW steam turbine. Kings Mountain Energy Center is still in the permitting stage and construction is not expected to start before the summer of 2015. NTE Energy has two other similar projects in early development: Middletown Energy Center in Ohio and Pecan Creek Energy Center in Texas.
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Solar and Hydro Projects Also Possible
At the lower end of the cost-and-power-generation scale are solar and hydropower projects in North Carolina. The 10-MW Sarah Solar Station is proposed by Sunlight Partners (Mesa, Arizona), with a cost of $13 million and a construction start in June 2015. The 4-MW W Kerr Scott Hydro, which is planned by Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company LLC (Mayodan, North Carolina), will cost about $10 million, and construction is planned for April 2016.
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For more information, see July 25, 2014, article-- North Carolina: Part Five of Coal-Fired Profiles of Nine States Suing EPA Over Clean Power Plan.
Industrial Info's North American Industrial Project Database shows about $2 billion in power projects being planned in North Carolina, including maintenance, refurbishments, environmental work and modernizations. These projects cover every power generation segment--fossil fuels, nuclear, hydro, wind and solar. Customers should consult the Industrial Info Power Project Database for more information.
If your company is developing a power project that you feel deserves some extra attention feel free to contact Brock Ramey, North American Power Research Manager at Industrial Info Resources.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
Wind Power Project--Expensive and Not Yet a Done Deal
The most expensive project under consideration in North Carolina is the Desert Wind energy project. This project has been in the works for a long time already. Atlantic Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Spanish company Iberdrola S.A. (MCE:IBE) (Bilbao, Spain), submitted a permit application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 2011. The USACE is involved because the project area includes wetlands, which are under Department of the Army (DA) jurisdiction pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. In addition, the U.S. Navy was concerned about the 150 wind turbines potentially impacting a Relocatable, Over-The-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) receiver site located in Chesapeake, Virginia. The ROTHR Program Office released a comprehensive report in June 2012 recommending 45-kilometer (km) distance between large-scale wind power projects and ROTHR receiver sites. Desert Wind's closest turbine is 22 km from the ROTHR site. The United States Southern Command Director of Operations has delayed the project to study ways to mitigate its impact on the ROTHR site. Industrial Info categorizes this project in the early planning stages, with no construction before 2016, and only if the military's concerns can be addressed.
View Project Report - 300027034
Combined Cycle Project Offers More Power for Less Cost
The Kings Mountain Energy Center combined-cycle project is being developed by NTE Energy (Saint Augustine, Florida) and will use a 275-MW Mitsubishi M501GAC combustion turbine generator with a heat recovery steam generator and a 205-MW steam turbine. Kings Mountain Energy Center is still in the permitting stage and construction is not expected to start before the summer of 2015. NTE Energy has two other similar projects in early development: Middletown Energy Center in Ohio and Pecan Creek Energy Center in Texas.
View Project Report - 300155957 300152520 300153521
Solar and Hydro Projects Also Possible
At the lower end of the cost-and-power-generation scale are solar and hydropower projects in North Carolina. The 10-MW Sarah Solar Station is proposed by Sunlight Partners (Mesa, Arizona), with a cost of $13 million and a construction start in June 2015. The 4-MW W Kerr Scott Hydro, which is planned by Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company LLC (Mayodan, North Carolina), will cost about $10 million, and construction is planned for April 2016.
View Project Report - 300171105 15000696
For more information, see July 25, 2014, article-- North Carolina: Part Five of Coal-Fired Profiles of Nine States Suing EPA Over Clean Power Plan.
Industrial Info's North American Industrial Project Database shows about $2 billion in power projects being planned in North Carolina, including maintenance, refurbishments, environmental work and modernizations. These projects cover every power generation segment--fossil fuels, nuclear, hydro, wind and solar. Customers should consult the Industrial Info Power Project Database for more information.
If your company is developing a power project that you feel deserves some extra attention feel free to contact Brock Ramey, North American Power Research Manager at Industrial Info Resources.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
