Pittsfield Generating Facility

Pittsfield Generating Facility is a natural gas or oil-fired station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, built and operated by Altresco Pittsfield through 1993 (a subsidiary of Altresco Financial) when sold to J Makowski on behalf of PG&E.

Pittsfield Generating Facility
CountryUnited States
LocationPittsfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42.4564°N 73.2176°W / 42.4564; -73.2176
StatusOperational
Commission dateAugust 29, 1990
Owner(s)Hull Street Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas/fuel oil
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Power generation
Units operational3 GE Frame 6B
Nameplate capacity170 megawatts

The plant is under a Reliability Must Run Agreement with ISO New England that requires the plant to be available to run at any time when needed by the regional grid operator.

Description

The plant consists of 3 GE Frame 6B 40 MW gas turbines running off of natural gas but capable of using fuel oil that feed a common 60 MW heat recovery steam generator.[1][2]

References

  1. "Pittsfield Generating Company LP, Massachusetts". Maxum Energy. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. "Letter from EPA" (PDF). Letter from EPA. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
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