Article: Great River Energy to Build Elk River Peaking Plant, Study Additional Power Generation Proposals.

ELK RIVER, Minn. -- Great River Energy continues taking steps to meet the future energy needs of its 28 member cooperatives. After careful consideration, Great River Energy has decided to pursue building its own peaking power plant to meet the need for peaking resources by 2009. The decision was based on information received through a request for proposals (RFP) for conventional generation resources issued last April.

Great River Energy proposes building a 160-megawatt (MW) simple-cycle combustion turbine at its Elk River site. The project was selected based on its cost, its access to the transmission system and its access to a natural gas supply. Great River ...

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