The Manchester Street Generating Station is a 510 MW
gas-fired power station
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in the
Jewelry District of
Providence, Rhode Island. The station's main building is located along the
Providence River and defined by three tall smoke stacks. The plant has three
Siemens
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gas turbines
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and three
ABB steam turbines.
The power station is owned by
Starwood Energy Group
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...
, which purchased the facility from
Dominion Energy in 2018.
History
The Manchester Street Generating Station was constructed as a
coal-burning power plant in 1903 by the
Rhode Island Company, in part to power trolley lines. The monumental
Georgian revival building is thought to be designed by architect
Alfred Stone. In 1913, the company constructed two additions to the original power house: a boiler room and a switch house.
The facility was purchased from the Rhode Island Company by the
Narragansett Electric Company
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History
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in 1926.
In 1940, noted architect
Paul Philippe Cret designed an addition to the building's southern facade, as part of renovations to convert the station to
fuel oil
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. A 1996 renovation by William D. Warner Architects & Planners integrated
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elements and the structure's three smokestacks.
See also
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South Street Station
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References
Energy infrastructure completed in 1903
Buildings and structures in Providence, Rhode Island
Power stations in Rhode Island
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