Key Facts | |
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Developers | Apex Power Group, LLC |
Location | Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio |
Capacity | 1,650 MW (net) |
Target COD | 3rd Quarter 2020 |
Fuel Type | Natural Gas |
Technology | GE 7HA.02 combustion turbines |
Capacity Region | PJM RTO |
Cooling | Dry (Air) Cooled |
EPC Contractor | TBD |
Configuration | Three 1×1 single shaft power trains |
Gas Interconnection | Rockies Express Gas Pipeline (on-site) |
Electric Interconnection | AEP 765kV line (on-site) |
OPSB Certificate- Power Plant |
Issued |
OPSB Letter of Notification – Switchyard |
Issued |
Air Permit | Issued |
Guernsey Power Station is located in the heart of Ohio’s shale gas development area. The plant will have direct access to an abundant, stable supply of clean-burning natural gas from the Utica and Marcellus shale plays. The plant also has direct access to existing overhead electrical transmission lines.
Once online, GPS will provide its power to the PJM market. PJM is a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.