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)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit CC1, Unit CC2: 17.9492, -66.234

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil	450	steam turbine	–	1975	–
Unit 2	operating	fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil	450	steam turbine	–	1975	–
Unit CC1	operating	fossil liquids - fuel oil	296	combined cycle	–	1977	–
Unit CC2	operating	fossil liquids - fuel oil	296	combined cycle	–	1977	–

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
Unit 1	Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) [100.0%]
Unit 2	Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) [100.0%]
Unit CC1	Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) [100.0%]
Unit CC2	Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) [100.0%]

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