1,485 MW gas-fired project in US begins commercial operation

Invenergy has announced commercial operations at Lackawanna Energy Center.

The 1,485 megawatt natural gas combined-cycle electric generation facility has the capacity to power more than 1 million American homes. The plant will generate more than US$50 million in revenue for its host community, the Borough of Jessup, Pennsylvania, over the life of the project. Thirty full-time operations positions were created in addition to the project having provided jobs for over 1,200 workers at peak construction.

Invenergy partnered with Kiewit Power Constructors on facility construction which began in March 2016. The facility features an innovative single-shaft design where each of three 500 megawatt power islands are comprised of a combustion turbine and steam turbine that share a single generator, maximizing facility efficiency while still allowing for the independent operation of each natural gas turbine.

Lackawanna Energy Center generates power from three General Electric 7HA.02 high-efficiency, air-cooled natural gas combustion turbines. The H-Class units enable operational flexibility that allows the facility to generate baseload power as well as to respond quickly to variations in energy demand, supporting the continued growth of renewable resources in the region.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporate supplies all of the natural gas fuel to the facility. South Jersey Resources Group, LLC, a subsidiary of energy holding company South Jersey Industries provides fuel management services.

A fund managed by the Global Energy & Power Infrastructure team at BlackRock Real Assets is a major investor in the Lackawanna Energy Center.