Omaha Public Power District Completes 320 Megawatt Power Plant

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Omaha Public Power District (Omaha, Nebraska) has declared its new 320 MW power station in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, ready for commercial operation. The plant was originally scheduled to enter commercial operation June 1, 2003, and will operate only during hours of peak demand. The plant will utilize clean burning natural gas and will consist of two 160MW Siemens Westinghouse 501F combustion turbines in a simple-cycle configuration.

OPPD awarded Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation a business unit of Siemens Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Trenton, New Jersey) a contract to provide engineering, procurement, and construction services for the project.

Omaha Public Power District is one of the largest publicly owned electric utilities in the U.S. The company serves more than 280,000 customers in 13 Southeast Nebraska counties. OPPD offers highly competitive commercial and industrial electric rates, the average cost of the residential electricity supplied by OPPD is consistently well below the national average.