Exira Station Owned by Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Operated by Missouri River Energy Services 140-MW, dual-fuel, three-unit, peaking facility located in Brayton, Iowa Plant manager: Ed Jackson Challenge. The best place to get a representative sample for oil analysis is from the engine bearings before fluid filtration, which removes particles that you need to know are

GTAA Cogen Plant Owned by Greater Toronto Airport Authority Operated by SNC Lavalin O&M 117-MW, gas-fired, combined-cycle cogeneration facility located in Mississauga, Ont, Canada Plant manager: Socrates Furtado Challenge. The plant’s Siemens steam turbine has an inline condenser with a nominal 20-in.-diam bolted manhole on top for inspection purposes. The approach to this manhole is restricted by

Energía del Valle de Mexico l Owned by EVM Energia SAPI de CV Operated by NAES Corp 100-MW, gas-fired, three simple-cycle LM6000PF gas turbines located near Mexico City Plant manager: Javier Badillo Challenge. EVM l was initially planned as a peaker plant but growing electric consumption forced operation 24/7 during months of high demand. This required that

Lawrence Generating Station Owned by Hoosier Energy (four units) and Wabash Valley Power Assn (two units) Operated by NAES Corp 258 MW, six simple-cycle LM6000 natural-gas-fired peaking units, located in Lawrence County, Ind, and connected to Hoosier’s 161-kV transmission line Plant manager: Robert VanDenburgh Fuel-compartment wind block eliminates unit trips Challenge. Lawrence County experienced several fuel/water compartment