© 2011 EmberClear Corp.
Good Springs NGCC
This permitted 300 MW Natural Gas Combined Cycle ("NGCC") power plant is in Northeastern Pennsylvania located approximately 100 miles from Philadelphia and 50 miles from Harrisburg. The approved site is within the largest electricity market in North America, the Pennsylvania – New Jersey – Maryland ("PJM") power grid. The close proximity of the Good Spring NGCC to existing PJM Grid infrastructure is anticipated to significantly reduce the time and expense typically associated with connecting a power generation source to an electricity grid.
EmberClear plans to develop other NGCC power projects in the United States in close proximity to major power grids and feedstock supplies.
The Good Spring 300 MW NGCC power plant is a variation of the previously announced 270 MW advanced coal Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (“IGCC”) power plant, named Good Spring IGCC. EmberClear had originally permitted this site for an IGCC power plant however has decided to change to an NGCC power plant as a result of the recent emergence of favourably priced long-term contracts for natural gas. EmberClear plans to enter a long-term natural gas contract to supply Good Spring NGCC in the coming months. Other implications for this decision include:
- Natural Gas Fuel Source – Good Spring Power has been permitted to generate electricity from syngas and natural gas. Originally, syngas would have been created with coal gasification technology as the primary fuel with natural gas as a backup fuel source. However, improving availability and economics of domestic natural gas enables the project to use natural gas as the primary fuel source. This modification lowers the project complexity, reduces the capital cost by at least 60% and accelerates the construction schedule;
- Accelerating Time to Construction – The lack of regulatory clarity on emissions for coal-based electricity plants plus the immediate availability of natural gas provides a strong incentive to use natural gas as the primary fuel source; and
- Choice of Feedstock for the Future - Use of either coal or natural gas as a feedstock is highly dependent on the differential between either one of these fuel sources with respect to the price of electricity. If the future regulatory environment and economics make the IGCC power plant a better solution, EmberClear has the ability to build an IGCC plant.
© 2012 EmberClear Corp.
EmberClear is an advanced coal energy development company. We aim to accelerate the adoption of technologies enabling dramatic improvements in the efficiency and cleanliness of fossil fuel consumption.
