The Empire District Electric Co. faced a number of challenges when it retired two 1950s-era coal-fired power-generating facilities in Riverton, Kan. After evaluating various system-wide alternatives, ...
The Grand River Dam Authority is currently constructing a new natural gas-fired combined-cycle unit alongside the two existing coal-fired units at the Grand River Energy Center in Chouteau, Oklahoma.
When gas-fired plants are required to cycle more than they were designed for, added stress on plant components isn’t the only consequence. You also need to pay closer attention to turbine catalyst ...