Completed in 2008, the Dell Power Plant is a 580MW natural gas-fired 2 x GE Frame 7FA combined-cycle facility, providing efficient power generation to support the six regional and 51 local electric cooperatives that receive power supplied by AECI. Wood Group GTS will be responsible for care and custody of the plant, taking full responsibility for daily operations and routine maintenance, as well as performing all major maintenance services on the gas turbines and balance of plant, including supply of new Frame 7FA hot gas path parts, repairs and field service. Wood Group GTS will install the proprietary ECOMAX™ DLN automated tuning system. ECOMAX technology provides the station with increased output and will greatly enhance the ability to optimize performance of the gas turbines.
Ken Wilmot, interim director of power production, of AECI commented, “Dell Power Station is crucial to our generating portfolio and we are confident in our selection of Wood Group GTS as supplier for turnkey operations and major maintenance service. Their success is based on a solid track record of power plant operations & maintenance and ability to provide comprehensive major maintenance services that deliver value to our member-owner cooperatives.”
“Our focus is on life cycle cost reduction for our customers, ensuring they achieve a greater return on their investment in technology,” said Frank Avery of Wood Group GTS. “What makes us different is our ability to deliver such improvements, while mitigating the technical and commercial risk of gas turbine operation. This award from AECI demonstrates confidence in our ability to service the operational and maintenance needs of their ‘F’ technology gas turbines.”
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Wood Group is an international energy services company with $5.5bn sales, employing more than 38,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses-Engineering, Wood Group PSN and Gas Turbine Services-providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide. www.woodgroup.com
Wood Group GTS is a leading independent provider of services and solutions for clients in the power, oil & gas and renewable energy markets. Worldwide, these services include power plant engineering, procurement and construction, facility operations & maintenance, repair & overhaul of gas, wind and steam turbines, pumps, compressors and other high-speed rotating equipment. www.woodgroupgts.com
Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. is owned by and provides wholesale power to six regional and 51 local electric cooperative systems in Missouri, southeast Iowa and northeast Oklahoma that serve more than 875,000 customers. AECI’s mission is to provide an economical and reliable power supply and support services to its members, including the “Take Control & Save” energy efficiency program, www.TakeControlAndSave.coop. AECI is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative. AECI is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.The cooperative, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, celebrated 50 years in business in 2011. www.aeci.org