H O Clarke, Topaz, and Braes Bayou Owned by WattBridge Operated by ProEnergy 1248 MW (Clark and Braes Bayou each have eight 48-MW LM6000PC engines; Topaz, ten 48-MW LM6000PC machines). All are gas-fired peaking units located in the Houston area Plant manager: Kevin Chaffin Challenge. Today’s O&M environment faces a triple challenge: First, staff shortages […]

H O Clarke, Topaz, and Braes Bayou Owned by WattBridge Operated by ProEnergy 1248 MW (Clark and Braes Bayou each have eight 48-MW LM6000PC engines; Topaz, ten 48-MW LM6000PC machines). All are gas-fired peaking units located in the Houston area Plant manager: Kevin Chaffin Challenge. Climatic stress has no geographic boundary. As more-frequent extreme-cold events

Exira Station Owned by Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Operated by Missouri River Energy Services 140 MW, 3 × 0 gas-fired peaking facility with diesel-oil backup, located in Brayton, Iowa. The LM6000PC engines are equipped with Sprint Plant manager: Ed Jackson Background. Exira Station’s design minimum operating temperature is ‒26F. Plant often is called on

Broad River Energy Center Owned and operated by Onward Energy 865 MW, dual-fuel facility in Gaffney, SC, with five 7FA.03 simple-cycle units, each equipped with an IST once-through steam generator Plant manager: Malcolm Hubbard Background. Having five GT/HRSG trains, each consisting of a 7FA.03 and a once-through steam generator, managing outages at Broad River Energy

Broad River Energy Center Owned and operated by Onward Energy 865 MW, dual-fuel facility in Gaffney, SC, with five 7FA.03 simple-cycle units, each equipped with an IST once-through steam generator Plant manager: Malcolm Hubbard Challenge. Broad River Energy Center is a dual-fuel gas-turbine facility. Reliability when starting on distillate, or switching to it from gas,

Amman East Power Plant Owned by AES Corp, Mitsui, and Nebras Power Operated by AES Jordan PSC 400 MW, gas-fired with diesel-oil backup, 2 × 1 combined cycle powered by AE94.2 gas turbines, located in Al Manakher, Jordan. COD was September 2009 Plant manager: Feras Hammad Background. Amman East’s gas turbines are each connected to

Amman East Power Plant Owned by AES Corp, Mitsui, and Nebras Power Operated by AES Jordan PSC 400 MW, gas-fired with diesel-oil backup, 2 × 1 combined cycle powered by AE94.2 gas turbines, located in Al Manakher, Jordan. COD was September 2009 Plant manager: Feras Hammad Challenge. The climate-control system serving Amman East’s administration building

Amman East Power Plant Owned by AES Corp, Mitsui, and Nebras Power Operated by AES Jordan PSC 400 MW, gas-fired with diesel-oil backup, 2 × 1 combined cycle powered by AE94.2 gas turbines, located in Al Manakher, Jordan. COD was September 2009 Plant manager: Feras Hammad Challenge. Lift safety benefits from having the crane operator

Amman East Power Plant Owned by AES Corp, Mitsui, and Nebras Power Operated by AES Jordan PSC 400 MW, gas-fired with diesel-oil backup, 2 × 1 combined cycle powered by AE94.2 gas turbines, located in Al Manakher, Jordan. COD was September 2009 Plant manager: Feras Hammad Challenge. The washing system for cleaning Amman East’s air-cooled

River Road Generating Plant Owned by Clark Public Utilities Operated by GE Vernova 248 MW, gas-fired 1 × 1 7FA.02-powered combined cycle equipped with a Foster Wheeler HRSG, and a GE A12 steam turbine, located in Vancouver, Wash Plant manager: Robert Mash Challenge. The HRSG high-pressure drum doors had a history of leaking. Some leaks