Power Generation

Owned and operated by South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.

For many utilities, repowering a 50-year-old coal-fired plant has become an attractive alternative to making expensive environmental upgrades to such a plant reaching the end of its useful life. Repowering is especially attractive if the plant’s existing water and air permits can be “recycled.” South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. was able to do just that at its Urquhart Station a few years ago. By repowering the plant’s older two units and cross-connecting them with Unit 3, the utility boosted Urquhart’s overall efficiency and operating flexibility. Creative engineers found a way to squeeze every dollar of savings from this plant.

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