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Another one-third of the site will be used for creat
ing
a complete ecosystem. It will include
uplands, wetlands, and a wildlife corridor. This
wHI provide a protected area for native plants and
animals. The final one-third of the site will be
unused, and will be maintained for site access
and will provide a visual buffer.
Cost
The current expected cost for this unit is about
500 million dollars. This results in about
$2,000 per kilowatt for this first-of-its-kind project.
Pless says that TECO's economic justification for
this project has been, in large part, dependent
upon the $120 million (now $130 million due to
design changes and project enhancements) fund
ing from the DOE Clean Coal Technology
Program.
Schedule
The total IGCC project is expected to be put into
service between July and October 1996.
Most of the equipment is scheduled for delivery
in early 1995 which will provide for flexibility in
construction sequencing. Specifically, the major
CT components are scheduled for
March/April 1995 delivery, with the radiant syn
gas cooler expected to arrive at the site in
May 1995.
The Cooperative Agreement requires testing four
different fuels during the first 2 years after com
mercial operation. These coals will be classic
Eastern coals such as Pittsburgh #8, Illinois #6,
Kentucky #9, Elkhom #3, etc. The results of
these tests will provide data for utilities in many
coal producing areas to be able to determine
operating characteristics and economics related
to using IGCC in their areas.
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FINAL EIS ISSUED FOR PINON PINE
PROJECT
The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the Pinon Pine Power Project, to be located at
Sierra Pacific Power Company's (SPPC) Tracy
Station, Nevada (Figure 1) was issued in Septem
ber. This clears the way for construction to begin
(nearly 1995.
This project will be a nominal 800-ton per day
(104 megawatt gross Ingeneration)
air-blown,
Tnickee f
River Vv
Watershed I
Boundary
111*''*!!*!''
FIGURE 1
LOCATION OF
TRACY POWER STATION
RENO-SJ3,
' TRUCKEE
MEADOWS
Mount Rose
Wildern
rea
SOURCE: DOE
Steamboat / 0
Cnp^y. Miles
THE SYNTHETIC FUELS REPORT, JANUARY 1995