Cobisa

Fact Sheet

FPLE-Forney Generating Facility
Owned by affiliates of FPL Energy & Cobisa Corporation

Appearance

	Six gas turbines with heat recovery and two steam turbines
	Turbines enclosed in buildings for sound proofing
	Cooling towers
	Switch yard
	Office and maintenance buildings
	Site is between TU substation and Forney old city dump

Emissions

TNRCC issued permit which requires best available control technology (BACT)

Noise

	Turbines will be enclosed in buildings for noise reduction
	The facility will meet the city of Forney’s stringent noise requirements
	The facility has used noise abatement professionals to accomplish these goals

Fuel

	Clean burning natural gas only
	Delivered by underground pipeline
	No fuel oil
	No other alternative fuel

Other Particulars

	Output directly into T.U. Forney substation, no new transmission corridor or towers
	Start Construction: Second quarter of 2000, Commercial Operation: Second quarter of 2003

Cooling water will be gray water supplied by the City of Garland through City of Forney pipeline

Not a co-generation project

No steam or heat sales to industry

No industrial park

No by products will be produced at the facility

Jobs

	During construction - 950 jobs
	Permanent employment - approximately 29
	Permanent payroll $2,000,000/year