Grand River Dam Authority
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Gas
Mitsubishi Continues Coal-to-Gas Transition in Oklahoma, Also Adds Gas Turbine at Thailand Plant
Mitsubishi Power Americas will install a second 500-MW simple-cycle gas turbine at the Grand River Energy Center in Oklahoma, part of the Grand River Dam Authority’s (GRDA’s) plan to switch the Chouteau-based power plant from coal-fired to natural gas-fired generation. GRDA and Mitsubishi in 2017 replaced one coal-fired unit at the plant with a 500-MW […]
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Press Releases
MHPS J-Series American Fleet Leader Passes 8,000 Hours Of Reliable Operation In Oklahoma
10 more J-Series currently being commissioned in North America Lake Mary, Florida – (September 20, 2018) Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), the global market share leader in heavy duty gas turbine sales so far in 2018, today announced that Grand River Dam Authority’s power plant in Oklahoma recently surpassed 8,000 hours of commercial operation with […]
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Coal
Lightning a Suspected Contributor to Power Plant Fire
A large fire at the Grand River Dam Authority’s (GRDA’s) Chouteau, Okla., coal-fired power plant was triggered by a string of unfortunate events shortly after a storm passed through the region on July 1. Justin Alberty, GRDA corporate communications director, told POWER that the fire started at around 7 p.m. that night. He said GRDA […]