Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
302 West Washington
Street, Room 306
Indianapolis Indiana 46204
317.232.2297 office
317.233.1982 fax
August
16, 2002
IURC APPROVES NEW GENERATION FOR HOOSIER ENERGY
RURAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Today in Cause No.42079, the Indiana Utility
Regulatory Commission approved the request of Hoosier Energy REMC to purchase
Worthington Generation LLC and to construct a combustion turbine peaking
generation facility on land the energy company owns in Lawrence County,
Indiana.
The Worthington Generation Station consists of four
General Electric LM 6000 combustion turbines operating in simple cycle capable
of producing 174 megawatts (“MW”). This
facility was approved by the Commission in Cause No. 41614 in March 2000, and
has been in operation for approximately two years near State Roads 57 and 67 in
Lawrence County.
The additional facility will be constructed on a
site owned by the company in Lawrence County, Indiana. The facility will be a simple-cycle
operation, consisting of four General Electric 7EA combustion turbines for a
total net capacity of approximately 320 MW.
To allow the IURC to keep track of electric systems
across the state, the order requires the company to keep the IURC informed of
progress during construction and to notify the Commission when the facility is
operational.
Hoosier Energy’s local district corporation members
supply energy to 215,000 customers located in 48 counties in the central and
southern part of the State of Indiana.
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