Pittsfield Generating Facility

Pittsfield Generating Facility
Country United States
Location Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°27′23″N 73°13′03″W / 42.4564°N 73.2176°W / 42.4564; -73.2176Coordinates: 42°27′23″N 73°13′03″W / 42.4564°N 73.2176°W / 42.4564; -73.2176
Status Active
Commission date August 29, 1990
Owner(s) Maxim Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuel natural gas/fuel oil
Type Steam turbine
Power generation
Units operational 3 GE Frame 6B
Nameplate capacity 170 megawatts

Pittsfield Generating Facility is a Natural Gas or oil fired station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, built and operated by Pittsfield Generating Company, LP (a subsidiary of Maxim Power.[1] The plant is under a Reliability Must Run Agreement with ISO New England that requires the plant to be available to run at any time when needed by the regional grid operator.

Description

The plant consists of 3 GE Frame 6B 40 MW gas turbines running off of natural gas but capable of using fuel oil that feed a common 60 MW heat recovery steam generator.[2][3]

References

  1. "Company Overview of Pittsfield Generating Company, LP". Company snapshot. Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. "Pittsfield Generating Company LP, Massachusetts". Maxum Energy. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  3. "Letter from EPA" (PDF). Letter from EPA. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
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