ODEC proposes new gas-fired power plant

• 11 years ago (2013-05-02)
• David Flin

North America 998

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Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) of the USA has announced that it is seeking approval to build the Wildcat Point Generation Facility, a natural gas-fired power generation plant. ODEC said that the plant would “meet the environmental and reliability needs of its members”.

ODEC claims that, if approved, Wildcat Point would yield several benefits to its consumers in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. It would provide ODEC’s member distribution cooperatives reliable access to affordable power at a time of growing energy needs. It would also create a peak workforce of approximately 600 temporary construction jobs and roughly 30 permanent jobs. Wildcat Point is expected to become operational in 2017, and will generate 1000MW.

Jackson E Reasor Jr., President and CEO of ODEC, said: “Even after factoring in our members’ well-established load control and energy efficiency programmes, demand for electricity in ODEC-served areas continues to grow. Constructing a state-of-the-art environmentally sound facility will ensure our members have access to reliable, affordable and locally produced power far into the future.”