Power Generation

Owned by PG&E National Energy Group, and operated by Wärtsilä North America Inc.

Billed as the world’s largest natural gas–fired reciprocating engine generating station, the 111-MW Plains End Power Plant has successfully demonstrated that large distributed generation plants don’t necessarily have to be gas turbine–based. Plains End’s NOx and CO emissions are comparable to those of a plant powered by gas turbines with expensive catalysts, and its net efficiency comes close to that of a combined-cycle plant. One year’s operating experience proves that recip engines can compete with turbines for selected applications.

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