Country United States Commission date August 29, 1990 Type Steam turbine Owner Maxim Power Corp. | Status Active Primary fuel natural gas/fuel oil Phone +1 413-442-6905 | |
Location Pittsfield, Massachusetts Address 235 Merrill Rd, Pittsfield, MA 01201, USA Similar Berkshire Gas Co, Collins Electric, Pittsfield Utilities Departme | ||
Pittsfield Generating Facility is a Natural Gas or oil fired station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, built and operated by Pittsfield Generating Company, LP (a subsidiary of Maxim Power. The plant is under a Reliability Must Run Agreement with ISO New England that requires the plant to be available to run at any time when needed by the regional grid operator.
Description
The plant consists of 3 GE Frame 6B 40 MW gas turbines running off of natural gas but capable of using fuel oil that feed a common 60 MW heat recovery steam generator.
References
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