ODEC Begins Construction on Marsh Run Generating Station

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has started construction of the Marsh Run generating station. Marsh Run is a 513 megawatt (MW) peaking station located in Remington, Virginia, which is in Fauquier County. The station will consist of four dual fuel simple-cycle GE Power Systems Frame 7FA combustion turbines. As a peaking station Marsh Run will run the equivalent of 57 days a year.

The peaking power generated from Marsh Run will be dedicated to the needs of Old Dominion's nine distribution cooperatives in Virginia.

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative awarded the owner's engineer contract to Burns and Roe Enterprises Incorporated (New Jersey). The scope of work consisted of preparation of EPC bidding documents, bid evaluation, and construction monitoring services.

The general construction contract was awarded to Ragnar Benson Incorporated (Park Ridge, Illinois) Ragnar Benson is a full-service construction and engineering company specializing in general contracting, design-build and construction management services for commercial, industrial and institutional clients.

PIC Energy Group Marietta (Atlanta), Georgia a leading provider of service solutions to the energy industry was awarded a 3-year Operation and Maintenance agreement for the plant.