Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant is a coal and natural gas-fired electrical generation facility near Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama.[1]
| Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant | |
|---|---|
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| Country |
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| Location | Wilsonville, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33°14′24″N 86°27′50″W / 33.240072°N 86.463839°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Alabama Power Company |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal, natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,880 MW |
Four of the five units in the plant were converted to use natural gas under plans to reduce costs.[2] As of 2024[update], Unit 5 is testing a 10 MWh thermal storage at 600 °C (1,112 °F), made of concrete.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Generating plants". Alabama Power. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "Alabama Power to connect Shelby plant to natural gas line". The Birmingham News. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ^ "Concrete elements exhibit energy storage, power output capacity". 20 May 2024.
- ^ Scott Hume (11 May 2021). "Concrete Thermal Energy Storage Enabling Flexible Operation without Coal Plant Cycling - 21TPG_Hume_0.pdf" (PDF). Electric Power Research Institute.
External links
edit- Data on generation and fuel consumption from the Energy Information Administration Electricity Data Browser
