Location: Harlingen, TX
Site: Approx. 80 Acres
Capacity: 700 MW; will supply the power needs of approximately 700,000 homes in the Rio Grande Valley
Technology: GE 7FA .05 Combined-Cycle Gas Turbines
Fuel: Natural Gas; served from local pipeline transmission networks
Air Permits Received: TCEQ – February 2013; EPA – March 2014
Construction Time: Approximately 24 – 30 Months
Anticipated Completion: 3Q, 2017
Local Benefits include:
- The Projects development and construction will generate $1.4 billion in economic output from the construction activity.
- The Project will support 3,342 direct, indirect and induced construction jobs during the multi-year construction period.
- The Project will generate $379 million in direct, indirect, and induced construction salaries for area workers.
- Once the plant is operating, the facility will employ 25-30 workers with very attractive annual salaries of about $75,000.
- Will utilize the most recent advanced emissions-control technology, which will make it one of the cleanest natural gas-fueled power plants in Texas
Location: 1002 East Park Avenue, Lufkin, TX
Site: Approx. 80 Acres
Capacity: 730 MW; will supply the power needs of approximately 700,000 homes in East and Central Texas
Technology: Combined-Cycle Gas Turbines
Fuel: Natural Gas; served from local pipeline transmission networks
Air Permits Received: TCEQ – November, 2013; EPA – July 2014
Construction Time: Approximately 24 – 30 Months
Anticipated Completion: 3Q, 2017
Local Benefits include:
- The Projects development and construction will generate $1.4 billion in economic output from the construction activity.
- The Project will support 3,342 direct, indirect and induced construction jobs during the multi-year construction period.
- The Project will generate $379 million in direct, indirect, and induced construction salaries for area workers.
- Once the plant is operating, the facility will employ 25-30 works with very attractive annual salaries of about $75,000.
- Will utilize the most recent advanced emissions-control technology, which will make it one of the cleanest natural gas-fueled power plants in Texas.