Beatrice Power Station
{{Short description|Power station in United States}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Beatrice Power Station
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| image =
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| coordinates = {{coord|40|19|47|N|96|48|29|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country = United States
| location = Blakely Township, Gage County; near Beatrice, Nebraska
| status = O
| construction_began = {{start date|2003|06|26}}
| commissioned = {{start date|2005|01|07}}
| decommissioned =
| cost = US$190 million
| owner = NPPD
| operator =
| th_fuel_primary = Natural gas
| th_fuel_tertiary =
| ps_units_operational= 2 X 80 MW
1 X 90 MW
| ps_units_manu_model = Alstom
Siemens
| ps_cogeneration =
| ps_combined_cycle = Yes
| ps_electrical_capacity= 250 MW
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Beatrice Power Station is a natural gas-fired combined cycle power station in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. It has installed capacity of 250 MW, including two combustion turbines with capacity of 80 MW each and one steam turbine with capacity of 90 MW, provided by Alstom.
{{cite news
| url= http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2003/02/alstom-wins-937-mw-steam-turbine-order-for-nebraska.html
| title = ALSTOM wins 93.7 MW steam turbine order for Nebraska
| work = Power Engineering
| publisher = Pennwell Corporation
| date = 2003-05-02
| accessdate=2012-01-30}}
The project was approved in April 2002, construction of the power station started on June 26, 2003, and it was commissioned on January 7, 2005.{{cite web
|url = http://www.industcards.com/cc-usa-ia-ne.htm
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103161213/http://www.industcards.com/cc-usa-ia-ne.htm
|url-status = usurped
|archive-date = 2013-01-03
|title = CCGT Plants in Iowa, Kansas & Nebraska
|work = industcards.com
|accessdate = 2012-01-30
|df =
}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web
|url =http://www.nppd.com/assets/beatrice_brochure.pdf
|title =Beatrice Power Station Facts
|publisher =Nebraska Public Power District
|accessdate =2012-10-13
|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150905095606/http://www.nppd.com/assets/beatrice_brochure.pdf
|archive-date =2015-09-05
|url-status =dead
}}
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2005
Category:Natural gas-fired power stations in Nebraska
Category:Buildings and structures in Gage County, Nebraska
Category:2005 establishments in Nebraska
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