What type of Power Plant will Caithness build?
Capacity: The Caithness Long Island Energy Center will generate 350 MW of clean, low-cost power. It will provide enough electricity to supply approximately 10 percent of Long Island ‘s growing annual demand for electricity. Generating technology: The plant will employ advanced “combined-cycle” technology. In a combined-cycle plant, exhaust heat is captured to create additional electicity resulting in a highly fuel-efficient system. In contrast, the older baseload power plants on Long Island use a steam cycle only and are much less efficient in their use of fuel. Fuel: The primary fuel will be clean, natural gas; oil will be used as a backup fuel during periods, such as on the coldest winter days when the demand for natural gas is at its peak. At that time we can switch to oil, allowing the natural gas supply to be used to heat hospitals, schools and other institutions.
