Morgantown Generating Station

Morgantown Generating Station
Location of Morgantown Generating Station
Country	USA
Location	Newburg, Maryland
Coordinates	38°21′33″N 76°58′36″W / 38.35917°N 76.97667°W / 38.35917; -76.97667Coordinates: 38°21′33″N 76°58′36″W / 38.35917°N 76.97667°W / 38.35917; -76.97667
Status	Operating
Commission date	1970
Owner(s)	GenOn
Power station information
Primary fuel	Coal
Secondary fuel	Fuel oil
Generation units	2 × 624 MWe (base loaded units ) 4 × 65 MWe (peaking units) 2 x 18 MWe (peaking units)
Turbine manufacturer(s)	General Electric
Power generation information
Installed capacity	1,477 MWe
Website Morgantown Generating Station
As of 2011

The Morgantown Generating Station is a 1,477 MW electric generating plant owned by GenOn (formerly Mirant), located in the unincorporated town of Newburg, Maryland, near Morgantown, on the Potomac River. The station was built in 1970.^[1]

Plant description

The facility consists of two base loaded 624 MW coal-fired steam generating units, four 65 MW oil-fired peaking combustion units, and two 18 MW black start peaking turbines. The two coal-fired units are base-loaded supercritical steam units which went into operation in 1970 and 1971.^[2] The four peaking units are General Electric Frame 7 units which went into operation in 1973, while the two black start peaking units are General Electric Frame 5 units which went into operation in 1970 and 1971.^[3]

Coal is delivered to the Morgantown generating station by CSX Transportation train using the Pope's Creek Subdivision rail line. Construction of a coal barge unloading pier on the Potomac River began in 2007.

History

All of the generating plants at the Morgantown Generating Station were built by the Potomac Electric Power Company, which sold them to the Southern Company in December 2000 as a result of the restructuring of the electricity generating industry in Maryland. The station was included in the Mirant spin-off in April 2001. Mirant was merged into GenOn Energy in 2010.^[4]

Operations

The Morgantown Generating Station is dispatched by the PJM Interconnection regional transmission organization.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} GenOn Energy, Houston, TX. "Morgantown Generating Station." Accessed 2011-11-06.
2. ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
3. ^ Environmental Review of the Air Pollution Control Project at the Morgantown Generating Station by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Apr. 6, 2007), Maryland Public Service Commission Case No. 9085 docket
4. ^ de la Merced, Michael J. (2010-04-12). "Merger of Energy Producers To Form $3 Billion Company". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07EFDB1031F931A25757C0A9669D8B63&ref=mirantcorporation.