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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's Perryman Unit 51 Expansion Project

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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) has completed the construction of its first new generating unit in four years, Perryman Unit 51. This gas-fueled unit, located in Perryman, MD, will be put into commercial operation on May 30, 1995, increasing the plant's capacity to over 360 megawatts. The unit is a single 160-megawatt simple cycle combustion turbine that uses natural gas as its primary fuel and oil as a backup. The construction of the unit was a collaborative effort between BGE and several contractors, including Bechtel Power Corporation, which engineered and constructed the plant.

Key Takeaways:

  • Perryman Unit 51 is a single 160-megawatt simple cycle combustion turbine that uses natural gas as its primary fuel and oil as a backup.
  • The unit is the first new generating unit in four years for BGE, and it will increase the plant's capacity to over 360 megawatts.
  • The construction of the unit required only 20 acres of the 719 acres owned by BGE at the Perryman site.
  • Over 150 construction workers from the Baltimore Building Trades Council were involved in the plant's construction.
  • The combustion turbine was supplied by General Electric Company, and the plant was engineered and constructed by Bechtel Power Corporation of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
  • The expansion project includes the delivery of natural gas via a new 16-inch main from Riverside and oil from the existing Perryman combustion turbine facility.
  • Ronald W. Lowman, BGE Vice President, Fossil Energy, stated that the unit means BGE will be able to better serve all its customers in Central Maryland.

Statistics:

  • The Perryman Unit 51 is a 160-megawatt gas-fueled generating unit.
  • The plant capacity has been increased to over 360 megawatts with the addition of this unit.
  • The unit uses natural gas as its primary fuel and oil as a backup.
  • 20 acres of the 719-acre BGE site were required for the expansion project.
  • 150 construction workers from the Baltimore Building Trades Council were involved in the plant's construction.
  • The combustion turbine was delivered in August 1994.
  • The construction of the unit began in February 1994.

Sources:

  • PR Newswire, "Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's Perryman Unit 51, Maryland, Goes On-Line", May 24, 1995.

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