Santee Cooper’s board of administrators authorized the deliberate enlargement of the utility’s Rainey Producing Station as a shared useful resource with Central Electrical Energy Cooperative. The extra 180 MW of era capability will come from a mixed cycle conversion challenge.
Officers on Dec. 20 stated the brand new set up will embrace two warmth restoration steam mills, a steam turbine generator, and different elements to seize the waste warmth from two current simple-cycle items on the website. The warmth will probably be used to generate extra electrical energy. The challenge requires approval from the South Carolina Public Service Fee. Development is anticipated to take about three years.
The Rainey facility, situated in Iva, S.C., is a 1,000-MW pure gas-fired energy plant. Officers stated the enlargement by using waste warmth is not going to require extra pure gasoline sources and won’t improve the plant’s emissions price.
“This mixed cycle conversion challenge will play an important function in guaranteeing dependable energy for our rising inhabitants,” stated Jimmy Staton, president and CEO of Santee Cooper. “By using an current website, it provides much-needed capability with out growing gasoline prices or emissions charges, aligning with our dedication to affordability, sustainability and effectivity.”
Rob Hochstetler, president and CEO of Central Electrical Energy Cooperative, stated, “This challenge illustrates how Santee Cooper and South Carolina’s electrical cooperatives are working collaboratively to fulfill our state’s rising power wants. Our workers and board studied this challenge at size, and we agree with Santee Cooper’s conclusion that increasing the Rainey Producing Station is a great, cost-effective and environmentally accountable strategy to increase a key supply of dependable power.”
Central Electrical Energy Cooperative is the utility supplying energy to South Carolina’s electrical cooperatives. It’s Santee Cooper’s largest buyer.
—Darrell Proctor is a senior editor for POWER.
