Aguirre power station

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Aguirre power station is an operating power station of at least 1492-megawatts (MW) in Aguirre, Salinas, Puerto Rico, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aguirre power station Aguirre, Salinas, Puerto Rico, United States 17.9492, -66.234 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, CC1, CC2: 17.9492, -66.234

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[1] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[1] 450[1] steam turbine[1] not found 1975[1]
2 Operating[1] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[1] 450[1] steam turbine[1] not found 1975[1]
CC1 Operating[1] fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 296[1] combined cycle[1] not found 1977[1]
CC2 Operating[1] fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 296[1] combined cycle[1] not found 1977[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority [100%][2] Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority [100.0%]
2 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority [100%][2] Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority [100.0%]
CC1 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority [100%][2] Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority [100.0%]
CC2 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority [100%][2] Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028021258/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230903111504/https://energia.pr.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/06/SL-015976.AG_Aguirre-IE-Report_Final_24Sep2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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