
Oct 27 (Reuters) - MAPLE CREEK ENERGY LLC:
SAYS IT HAS SECURED AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE A GE VERNOVA 7HA.03 GAS TURBINE IN A SINGLE SHAFT CONFIGURATION AND SERVICES FOR ITS NATURAL GAS PROJECT, DEVELOPED BY ADVANCED POWER AND BDC POWER HOLDINGS LLC, A BECHTEL COMPANY
SAYS THE AGREEMENT, ALONG WITH EXISTING PERMITS, LAND CONTROL, AND TRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTION QUEUE POSITION, PROVIDES FOR AN ADVANTAGED CONSTRUCTION EXECUTION TIMELINE, ALLOWING FOR POWER GENERATION EXPORT AS EARLY AS 2029
SAYS LOCATED IN MISO ZONE 6, MAPLE CREEK WILL DEPLOY THE 7HA.03 GAS TURBINE, GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT TO DELIVER APPROXIMATELY 640 MEGAWATTS (MW) OF ELECTRICITY, ENOUGH TO POWER MORE THAN 630,000 HOMES IN THE U.S.
SAYS THE PROJECT WILL UTILIZE LOWER-CARBON NATURAL GAS AND RECOVERED STEAM IN A COMBINED-CYCLE CONFIGURATION TO DELIVER FLEXIBLE, MORE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TO THE MISO GRID