| Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant | |
|---|---|
| Country |
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| Location | Wilsonville, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33°14′24″N 86°27′50″W / 33.240072°N 86.463839°W / 33.240072; -86.463839 |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Alabama Power Company |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal, natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,880 MW |
| [edit on Wikidata] | |
Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant is a coal and natural gas-fired electrical generation facility near Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama.
Four of the five units in the plant were converted to use natural gas under plans to reduce costs. As of 2024, Unit 5 is testing a 10 MWh thermal storage at 600 °C (1,112 °F), made of concrete.
References
- "Generating plants". Alabama Power. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- "Alabama Power to connect Shelby plant to natural gas line". The Birmingham News. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- "Concrete elements exhibit energy storage, power output capacity". 20 May 2024.
- Scott Hume (11 May 2021). "Concrete Thermal Energy Storage Enabling Flexible Operation without Coal Plant Cycling - 21TPG_Hume_0.pdf" (PDF). Electric Power Research Institute.
External links
- Data on generation and fuel consumption from the Energy Information Administration Electricity Data Browser
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