GG Allen power plant

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GG Allen power plant
Kraftwerk Allen (2013)
Kraftwerk Allen (2013)
location
GG Allen power plant (North Carolina)
GG Allen power plant
Coordinates 35 ° 11 ′ 25 "  N , 81 ° 0 ′ 30"  W Coordinates: 35 ° 11 ′ 25 "  N , 81 ° 0 ′ 30"  W
country United States
Waters Lake Wylie
Data
Type coal-fired power station
Primary energy Fossil energy
fuel Hard coal
power 1140 MW electric
operator Duke Energy
Start of operations 1957
f2
Gas scrubber of the power plant

The GG Allen power plant is a coal-fired power plant in Gaston County in the south of the US state of North Carolina . The power plant has an installed capacity of 1,140 MW . It is located on Lake Wylie , a reservoir of the Catawba River .

A flue gas desulphurization system was installed by 2009 .

blocks

block power Installation Steam boiler
1 165 MW 1957
2 165 MW 1957
3 275 MW 1959
4th 275 MW 1960
5 275 MW 1961

Individual evidence

  1. Allen Steam Station
  2. Duke Energy Carolina LLCís Strategy and Initial Experience of FGD Wastewater Treatment System , October 2008