BACONTON – Oglethorpe Power announced this week it had acquired one generating unit at Baconton Power, a four-unit 188-megawatt combustion turbine generation facility located in Baconton, from Baconton Power LLC.
The acquired GE combustion turbine unit, which entered commercial operation in 2000, will add 47 megawatts of natural gas-fired capacity to Oglethorpe Power’s diverse generation portfolio. The unit also features dual-fuel capability and can run on diesel fuel that is stored on-site, further enhancing the company’s year-round resiliency and winter reliability. Additionally, with technology that enables a fast ramp-up rate, the unit can come online and achieve full capacity in approximately five minutes, increasing the resiliency of the electric grid. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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