combined cycle power plant

  • steam, combustion turbine plant located near Skyland, NC
    Coal

    Duke Announces Plan to Retire Asheville Coal Plant, Replace with CCPP

    Duke Energy announced on May 19 that it will construct a new 650-MW natural gas–fired combined cycle power plant (CCPP) and retire its 375-MW Asheville coal power plant by early 2020. The plan also includes the addition of solar generation at the site as well as construction of a new substation and 40-mile transmission line […]

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    O&M

    Managing the Changing Profile of a Combined Cycle Plant

    With the growing need for operational flexibility across the power industry, the combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) fleet is increasingly being subjected to load-following and cyclic operation. This change in