Mid-Georgia Cogen
Encyclopedia
Mid-Georgia Cogen is a 308 MW electric combined cycle
gas turbine
power plant located in Kathleen, Georgia
.
The plant is primarily used for peaking power.
headquartered GPU International as a merchant facility in the late 1990s. Prior to operation, a 50% stake was sold to Birmingham, Alabama
based energy company Sonat
. The plant became operational on June 1, 1998.
In 1999, the plant won Power Engineering magazine's
Project of the Year award.
Through a series of mergers and sales, the plant is currently owned by Atlantic Power Corporation and NorthernStar Generation.
The plant uses two General Electric
gas turbines and paired Nooter-Erickson heat recovery steam generators with a steam turbine to generate steam and electricity. The gas turbines may be fueled by natural gas or fuel oil.
Combined cycle
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...
gas turbine
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
power plant located in Kathleen, Georgia
Kathleen, Georgia
Kathleen is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Warner Robins, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Economics:...
.
The plant is primarily used for peaking power.
History
The plant was developed by New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
headquartered GPU International as a merchant facility in the late 1990s. Prior to operation, a 50% stake was sold to Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
based energy company Sonat
Sonat
Sonat, Inc., headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, was a large Fortune 500 American energy holding company. The company was founded in 1928 and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "SNT". Sonat was primarily involved in transmission and marketing natural gas and oil and...
. The plant became operational on June 1, 1998.
In 1999, the plant won Power Engineering magazine's
Power Engineering (magazine)
Power Engineering is a magazine dedicated to professionals in the field of power engineering and power generation. Articles are focused on new developments in power plant design, construction and operation in North America....
Project of the Year award.
Through a series of mergers and sales, the plant is currently owned by Atlantic Power Corporation and NorthernStar Generation.
Technical details
The plant supplies process steam for use in food manufacturing. Electrical generation is sold to Georgia Power Company.The plant uses two General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
gas turbines and paired Nooter-Erickson heat recovery steam generators with a steam turbine to generate steam and electricity. The gas turbines may be fueled by natural gas or fuel oil.