The Hanging Rock Energy Facility is a 1.43-gigawatt (1,430
MW),
natural gas power plant
A gas-fired power plant or gas-fired power station or natural gas power plant is a thermal power station which burns natural gas to generate electricity. Natural gas power stations generate almost a quarter of world electricity and a signifi ...
located west of
Hanging Rock, Ohio
Hanging Rock is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 204 at the 2020 census. It is regularly labeled a speed trap; the village earned revenues of $109,186 in mayor's court receipts in 200 ...
in
Lawrence County, Ohio. The plant began operations in 2003 and is currently owned by
Vistra Energy.
History
Construction of Hanging Rock began in 2001. Duke/
Fluor Daniel
Fluor Corporation is an American multinational engineering and construction firm headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a holding company that provides services through its subsidiaries in the following areas: oil and gas, industrial and infrastr ...
was contracted to construct it.
Commercial generation of Hanging Rock commenced in 2003 with an initial capacity of 1,240 MW. The construction costs for the plant totaled $502 million. In 2014,
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Corporation is an American electric power and natural gas holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Overview
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Duke Energy owns 58,200 megawatts of base-load and peak generation in ...
sold Hanging Rock to Dynegy. Following its acquisition, Dynegy would upgrade the combustion turbines at the facility, thereby giving the plant its current generating capacity.
Equipment
Hanging Rock features four,
General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...
, 7FA
gas turbine generators that operate in
combined cycle
A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turb ...
with two, General Electric, D11
steam turbine
A steam turbine is a machine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft. Its modern manifestation was invented by Charles Parsons in 1884. Fabrication of a modern steam turbin ...
generators.
Its natural gas is delivered via a branch of the
Texas Eastern Transmission Pipeline
Texas Eastern Pipeline (TETCo) is a major natural gas pipeline which brings gas from the Gulf of Mexico coast in Texas and Louisiana up through Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to deliv ...
. The plant connects to a nearby
substation, operated by
American Electric Power (AEP).
See also
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List of power stations in Ohio
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Ohio, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Ohio had a total summer capacity of 28,464 MW and a net generation of 120,001 MWh. The corresponding electrical ene ...
References
Energy infrastructure completed in 2003
Buildings and structures in Lawrence County, Ohio
Natural gas-fired power stations in Ohio
2003 establishments in Ohio
Vistra Corp
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