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Cobisa-Greenville Generating Facility
General
 | Project site, 104
acres, is West of US 69, just North of Greenville City Limits near the
existing GEUS Generating Facility.
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| Owned by
Cobisa-Greenville Limited Partnership, an affiliate of Cobisa Corporation |
| Preliminary design by Black & Veatch
and Fluor |
| An Industrial
District Agreement has been executed with the City of
Greenville
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| Jobs
 | During construction: approximately 1,000, approximate
annual payroll
$30 Million
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| Permanent employment: approximately 30 employees,
approximate annual payroll $1.8 Million
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| Start Construction: 2009, Commercial Operation: 2012, depending on market conditions
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Description
/ Appearance
| Natural
gas fired combined cycle with duct firing peaking capacity.
Six gas turbines with heat recovery steam generators and two steam
turbines.
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| 1,450
MW base load plus 300
MW duct fire peaking capacity
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| Clean
burning natural gas (delivered by pipeline).
Backup Fuel: low sulfur fuel oil.
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| Cooling
towers
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| Switch
yard
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| Office
and maintenance buildings
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| Fuel
oil and water storage tanks
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| Construction
will take approximately three years
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Environmental
| The Project site has been
surveyed for historical, cultural and archeological sites. None were found. |
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The Project site has been surveyed for threatened and endangered species and
wetlands. None
were found.
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| The facility will meet
all state and federal air emission requirements.
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| The Project uses the
best available control technology (BACT) for emissions.
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| Air permit received |
| Waste
water discharge permit received |
Other
Particulars
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Uses 1/3 of the water normally consumed by an equivalent
conventional power plant
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Air
emissions are 1/20 of older plants
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Cooling
water to be supplied by the City of
Greenville
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Not a co-generation project
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No
steam or heat sales to industry
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