Discussion is progressing regarding the construction of a proposed new 1,650 MW gas-fired plant in Guernsey County, Ohio, with a public information meeting due to be held at the end of January.
The meeting is to be held on January 25 in Byesville, according to news website timesreporter.com.
The plant, set to supply electricity to some 1,500 households, is to be located in Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio and is being developed by Apex Power Group and Caithness Energy.
Construction is expected to start in 2018, and the generating facility is set to become operational in the third quarter of 2020, according to Apex's website.
The developers have applied for approvals of the Ohio Power Siting Board, the Ohio EPA, and the Regional Transmission Organization PJM Interconnection, Apex said.
The Guernsey Power Station is located “in the heart of Ohio’s shale gas development area” and will have direct access to “an abundant, stable supply of clean-burning natural gas from the Utica and Marcellus shale plays” Apex said.
The plant will use combined-cycle technology consisting of both natural gas powered turbines and steam powered turbines.
Once online, GPS will provide its power to the PJM market. PJM is a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.