SaskPower Begins Construction of $200 Million Yellowhead Peaking Project

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--SaskPower (Regina, Saskatchewan), has begun site preparation for the estimated $200 million, 141-megawatt (MW) Yellowhead peaking project near North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Construction began this month and is anticipated to be ready for commercial startup by late 2010. The project will consist of constructing a simple-cycle peaking facility equipped with three 47-MW GE (NYSE:GE) (Fairfield, Connecticut) LM6000 SPRINT combustion turbine generators that will supply power when energy demands are at their highest during the summer and winter months.

SaskPower awarded Pacer Corporation (Calgary, Alberta) the Civil Construction contract for the project.

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