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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 have forced a higher-than-average number of delays for capital-spending projects at U.S. natural gas-fired power plants, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The slowdown in new capacity likely puts more emphasis on maintenance for existing units, and many such projects delayed earlier in the year are nearing kickoff. Industrial Info is tracking more than two dozen maintenance-related projects at U.S. gas-fired power plants that are set to begin in the fourth quarter, following delays from earlier in the year.
Click on the image at right for a graph detailing once-delayed maintenance-related project spending at U.S. gas-fired power plants now set for the fourth quarter, by plant owner.
Dominion Energy Incorporated (NYSE:D) (Richmond, Virginia) accounts for four of these projects, two of which are at its Darbytown Combustion Turbines Plant in Richmond, Virginia: turnarounds on Unit 2 and Unit 4, each of which consists of a General Electric (NYSE:GE) combustion turbine that generates 85 megawatts (MW). The turnarounds had been expected to begin in May and April, respectively, but both are now expected to begin next month. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports for the Unit 2 and Unit 4 projects.
About 70 miles south of Richmond, Dominion is preparing for next month's turnaround on the natural gas-fired, combined-cycle Block 1 at the Brunswick Power Plant in Freeman, Virginia. The 15-day turnaround on the 564-MW unit had been set to begin in April, before eventually being pushed back to October. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Texas, which generated more natural gas than any other U.S. state in 2018, according to the EIA, is home to two of the planned turnarounds: Xcel Energy Incorporated's (NASDAQ:XEL) (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 190-MW Unit 4 at its Plant X Power Station in Earth, which is in the Texas Panhandle, and Ares Management LP's (NYSE:ARES) (Los Angeles, California) 516-MW units 2 and 3 at its Channelview Equistar Cogen Plant in Houston. These projects had been set to kick off in March and April, respectively, before they were pushed back to next month. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports for the Plant X and Channelview.
The Great Lakes region, which derives much of its gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays, has a small number of once-delayed turnarounds preparing to kick off over the next two months. AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) (Arlington, Virginia) 114-MW Unit 5 at its Harding Street Generating Station in Indianapolis, Indiana, will begin a 45-day outage next month. Harding Street was one of several AES facilities to have been converted from coal-fired to gas-fired generation in the past year, as the company has strived to reduce emissions. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
In southern Ohio, along the border with West Virginia, two turnarounds that had been delayed about six months are set to begin in October. Lightstone Generation LLC, a subsidiary of private equity firm The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) (New York, New York), expects to begin a 14-day outage on Unit 1 at its power plant in Waterford, which generates 833 MW, while a subsidiary of ArcLight Capital Holdings LLC (Boston, Massachusetts) is preparing for a 14-day outage on units 1 through 5 at the Rolling Hills Generating Station in Wilkesville, which cumulatively generate 838 MW. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Lightstone and Rolling Hills projects.
Later today, Industrial Info and Enverus (Austin, Texas) will present a complimentary webinar on risks in the power market this fall, discussing outage schedules and power price impacts. The webinar will feature speakers from Enverus and IIR Energy. Click here to register.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 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. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
Click on the image at right for a graph detailing once-delayed maintenance-related project spending at U.S. gas-fired power plants now set for the fourth quarter, by plant owner.Dominion Energy Incorporated (NYSE:D) (Richmond, Virginia) accounts for four of these projects, two of which are at its Darbytown Combustion Turbines Plant in Richmond, Virginia: turnarounds on Unit 2 and Unit 4, each of which consists of a General Electric (NYSE:GE) combustion turbine that generates 85 megawatts (MW). The turnarounds had been expected to begin in May and April, respectively, but both are now expected to begin next month. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports for the Unit 2 and Unit 4 projects.
About 70 miles south of Richmond, Dominion is preparing for next month's turnaround on the natural gas-fired, combined-cycle Block 1 at the Brunswick Power Plant in Freeman, Virginia. The 15-day turnaround on the 564-MW unit had been set to begin in April, before eventually being pushed back to October. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Texas, which generated more natural gas than any other U.S. state in 2018, according to the EIA, is home to two of the planned turnarounds: Xcel Energy Incorporated's (NASDAQ:XEL) (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 190-MW Unit 4 at its Plant X Power Station in Earth, which is in the Texas Panhandle, and Ares Management LP's (NYSE:ARES) (Los Angeles, California) 516-MW units 2 and 3 at its Channelview Equistar Cogen Plant in Houston. These projects had been set to kick off in March and April, respectively, before they were pushed back to next month. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports for the Plant X and Channelview.
The Great Lakes region, which derives much of its gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays, has a small number of once-delayed turnarounds preparing to kick off over the next two months. AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) (Arlington, Virginia) 114-MW Unit 5 at its Harding Street Generating Station in Indianapolis, Indiana, will begin a 45-day outage next month. Harding Street was one of several AES facilities to have been converted from coal-fired to gas-fired generation in the past year, as the company has strived to reduce emissions. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
In southern Ohio, along the border with West Virginia, two turnarounds that had been delayed about six months are set to begin in October. Lightstone Generation LLC, a subsidiary of private equity firm The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) (New York, New York), expects to begin a 14-day outage on Unit 1 at its power plant in Waterford, which generates 833 MW, while a subsidiary of ArcLight Capital Holdings LLC (Boston, Massachusetts) is preparing for a 14-day outage on units 1 through 5 at the Rolling Hills Generating Station in Wilkesville, which cumulatively generate 838 MW. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Lightstone and Rolling Hills projects.
Later today, Industrial Info and Enverus (Austin, Texas) will present a complimentary webinar on risks in the power market this fall, discussing outage schedules and power price impacts. The webinar will feature speakers from Enverus and IIR Energy. Click here to register.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 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. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
