Buchanan County Generating Facility
The Buchanan County Generating Facility
is located on 2.5 acres of a 9-acre tract
in Buchanan County, Va., southeast of
Oakwood, Va.
Facts At A Glance
• Simple-cycle combustion turbine electric generating facility
• 88 megawatts (MW) capacity, Unit 1 - 44 MW, Unit 2 - 44 MW
• Fueled by coalbed methane gas (delivered by pipeline)
• Brush Generators produce 13.8 kV output
• General Electric LM6000 Turbines with two 75-foot stacks
• Construction began on February 8, 2002 and opened for
commercial operation on June 25, 2002
• Units are primarily used in times of peak electrical demand
• Electricity sold into PJM West region and surrounding markets
Environmental Measures
This facility meets or exceeds all stringent air quality standards of
the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The air permit issued
limits the hours of operation of this facility, and the facility operates
typically in times of extremely hot or cold weather conditions.
This is a zero-discharge facility which means that water used to
operate the facility is recycled as opposed to being discharged.
The facility uses public water from the Buchanan County Public
Service Authority for inlet air cooling and for controlling nitrogen
oxide emissions.
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