Centralia Big Hanaford power plant is a group of coal-fired and natural-gas-fired power plants in Centralia, Washington, United States in Lewis County.
Generating units The natural gas-fired plant is a 248 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) unit.
The two coal-fired generating units have a combined capacity of 1,340 MW. The units were built in the early 1970s.
Environmental improvements and emission reduction
When TransAlta bought the plant, it agreed to reduce emissions. It installed $200 million US worth of scrubbers on the plant, which were purchased from ABB Environmental Systems.
Contractors for the power plant The design and construction of the new plant were by Stone & Webster and ABB Environmental Systems.
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