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Title Design and Construction of the West Ford Flat Power Plant at The Geysers
Authors Urbank, Karl F.
Year 1989
Conference Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
Keywords Power Generation; USA; California; Modules; Power Plant Design; H2S Abatement; Capacity Factor
Abstract The West Ford Flat 27 megawatt power plant is one of two Geysers plants constructed by Geysers Geothermal Company during 1987 and 1988. The project began in May 1987 with the acquisition of a PG&E Power Purchase Agreement from SAI Geothermal. Construction commenced in April, 1988 and first electrical sales took place in December, 1988. The use of modular components, careful planning of the permitting and construction processes, along with aggressive expediting of equipment and materials, allowed GGC to benefit form electrical sales a full 1 months ahead of the contract expiration deadline.
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