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Satsop
Combustion
Turbine Project The
Satsop Combustion Turbine Project consists of two
combustion turbine generators on a "two on one" configuration with
a single steam turbine generator. The Project will produce a nominal output
of approximately 530 megawatts per year, with a maximum annual output of
approximately 650 megawatts. The
Project is a 20-acre site within
the Satsop Redevelopment Park in Grays Harbor County (location
map). The
entire 20-acre site was previously developed, including grading and surfacing with gravel
and asphalt, and used as an equipment and material laydown area during construction of
WNP-3 and WNP-5.
The Site Certification
Agreement for the Satsop Nuclear Project (WNP 3/5) site was
amended in 1996 to allow for construction of a 450 MW gas turbine. The
nuclear power projects were removed from the Site Certificate in 1999. In April, 2001
the Site Certificate was amended again to allow the current 650 MW gas turbine project.
Construction started on the combustion
turbine project in September 2001 but was suspended in
September 2002
at approximately 56% complete.
In April
2005 the Site Certification
Agreement was amended
to reflect the sale of the project to Grays Harbor Energy LLC (a subsidiary of
Invenergy Inc.) from Duke Energy. Construction was
restarted in February 2007 with commercial operation starting in
April 2008. On October 30, 2009 Invenergy
Inc. submitted a Request for Amendment to the Site
Certification Agreement. Included in the request is a 650 megawatt
increase in the facility capacity (to a total of approximately 1,300
megawatts), a change the facility name to Grays Harbor Energy Center,
enlarge the site by 10 acres, approval of a PSD permit for the new units,
and an increase in the total maximum water usage from 9.2 cfs to 16.0 cfs.
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Holder: |
Grays Harbor
Energy LLC
PO Box 26
Satsop, WA 98583
360-482-4353
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650
MW natural gas-fire combined cycle combustion turbine.
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Status: |
Amendment request October 30, 2009 - EFSEC will initiate a public
review process to review this request. Public hearings may be
held during late 2009 and early 2010.
Commercial operation began
April 25, 2008.
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Site Certification
Agreement:
Site Certification Agreement:
PDF
Attachment 1 - Site Legal Description
Attachment 2
- NPDES Permit
Attachment 3 - Water Withdrawal Authorization
Attachment 4 - Mitigation Measures
Attachment 5 - PSD
Technical Amendment No. 309 Water Use Provisions
PDF
Technical Amendment No. 312 Change in Corporate Ownership
PDF
Council Order No. 731 recommending
approval: PDF
Council Order No. 735 on
reconsideration: PDF
Council Order No. 809 Transfer of Control
PDF
Council Order No. 812 Financial Assurances for Site Restoration
PDF
Project History:
The Council completed its review of the Satsop
Combustion Turbine Project, Application No. 94-1, and the Governor signed the Site
Certification Agreement on May 21, 1996.
In February 2001, the Council authorized
a technical amendment to the Site Certification Agreement, allowing the
addition of Duke Energy Grays Harbor, LLC, as a Site Certification Agreement
co-permittee.
In April 2001, the Council authorized
a technical amendment to the Site Certification, allowing:
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the replacement of the
originally permitted Westinghouse turbines with General Electric turbines;
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a modification
of the facility
configuration from a dual "one-on-one" configuration
(two separate but identical combustion turbine generator - steam
turbine generator trains), to a single "two on one"
configuration (two combustion turbine generators - one steam turbine
generator facility);
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an increase of
the nominal output
of the facility from 490 MW to 530 MW;
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an increase of the a
maximum output of approximately 650 MW by utilizing duct firing;
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and removal of the
capability to use diesel oil as a backup fuel.
Construction started on the combustion
turbine project in September 2001 but was suspended in
September of 2002
at approximately 56%
completion.
In April
2005 the Site Certificate was amended
to reflect the transfer of ownership from Duke Energy to Grays Harbor
Energy LLC (a subsidiary of Invenergy Inc.).
Invenergy restarted construction in February 2007.
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Recent Activity:
November 20, 2009 Notice
of Initial Public Meeting and Land Use Meeting
November 10, 2009
Request for Expedited
Processing and SEPA Checklist for Amendment No. 5 request.
October 30, 2009 - Request to amend the
SCA to increase capacity by 650 mw by adding new Units 3 & 4, change the name to Grays
Harbor Energy Center, issue a new PSD for Units 3 & 4, and increase
total project water
use.
May 15, 2008 - The
final NPDES Permit was approved on May 13, 2008.
April 16, 2008 Public
Meeting Notice
March 27, 2008 Draft NPDES Permit
September 2007 - Construction is ongoing and is approximately
80% complete. Commercial operation is scheduled for the first
quarter of 2008.
April 3, 2006:
Final NOC/PSD Permit issued
Final Permit Documents:
Final permit
March 14, 2006 Responsiveness Summary
Public
Comment received.
Draft Permit Documents:
March 2005: Transfer of Ownership to
Invenergy: In early February 2005 EFSEC received a request to
transfer the ownership of the Satsop Combustion Turbine Project.
In March 2005 EFSEC approved the requested
transfer of ownership from Duke Energy Grays Harbor with Invenergy's
finalization of the transactions between Duke Energy Grays Harbor
and Invenergy, and EFSEC's receipt of a financial guarantee of funds
for site restoration.
Links to pertinent documents are listed below:
March 15, 2005
Order on Financial Assurances for Site
Restoration
February 25, 2005
Order on Application for
Transfer
once certain conditions are met.
February 25, 2005
Financial analysis of Invenergy.
February 7, 2005:
Determination of Non
Significance regarding Consideration of Request to transfer
ownership of Satsop CT:
February 3, 2005:
Duke Energy Request to transfer ownership of Satsop CT to Invenergy
- Public Meeting scheduled for February 23, 2005. |
For information or questions concerning
this project please contact:
Jim LaSpina, EFSEC Specialist
P.O. Box 43172
905 Plum St SE.
Olympia, WA 98504-3172
(360) 956-2047 Fax (360)
956-2158
Project Mailing List
To be added to the Satsop
CT project mailing
list, please:
- contact Tammy Talburt at (360) 956-2121
or
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