Dan River Steam Station
| Dan River Steam Station | |
|---|---|
 View of the Dan River Steam Station from NC Highway 14 in Eden, NC. | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Location | Eden, North Carolina |
| Status | Peak |
| Commission date | 1949 |
| Owner(s) | Duke Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel |
Coal, natural gas |
| Type |
Steam, gas turbine |
| Combined cycle? | Planned |
| Cooling source | Dan River |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity |
276 MW, 620 MW planned |
The Dan River Steam Station is a 276-MW coal-fired electrical power plant, owned by Duke Energy. There are also three natural gas-fueled combustion turbines at the location that provide an additional 85 MW (and which began operation in 1968[1]), and two natural gas-fueled combined cycle turbines are planned for the near future.[2]
History
The Dan River Steam Station began construction in 1948, and was finished the following year. Coal units 1 and 2 cost a combined $15 million and were, at the time, cutting-edge. The third unit was added six years later,[3] and two natural gas-fueled combined cycle turbines are planned for the near future.[4]
Addition of combined cycle turbines
In 2007, Duke Energy began to pursue permission to add two new combined cycle, natural gas-fired, 620 MW generating units to its fleet: one at the Dan River Steam Station, the other at the Buck Steam Station in Rowan County. This was done in order to diversify the company's fuel sources, expand its generating capacity, and to modernize its energy generation by moving away from less efficient, more polluting coal. After the two turbines were added, the three older coal units went offline in 2012.[5]
References
- ↑ "Powering Up". Go Dan River. 2010. Retrieved July 2010.
- ↑ Duke Energy: New Natural Gas Generation
- ↑ "DUKE POWER’S DAN RIVER STATION MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY". Duke Power. 1999. Retrieved July 2010.
- ↑ Duke Energy: New Natural Gas Generation
- ↑ "Duke Energy Carolinas Advances Plan to Meet Growing Customer Demand". Duke Energy. 2007. Retrieved July 2010.
Coordinates: 36°29′13″N 79°43′05″W / 36.487°N 79.718°W