Message-ID: <6908377.1075841958926.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 02:02:03 -0800 (PST) From: emaildelivery@businesswire.com To: tx-industrial-info-res@businesswire.com Subject: Seminole Electric Commissions 500MW Power Plant In South Central Florida, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: emaildelivery@businesswire.com X-To: TX-INDUSTRIAL-INFO-RES@businesswire.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Thomas, Paul D.\Deleted Items X-Origin: THOMAS-P X-FileName: paul d thomas 6-26-02.PST Welcome to eMail News Delivery, a service from Business Wire. Here is your Industrial Information Resources Inc. news release. If you have received this in error please send a message to: eMailDelivery@businesswire.com with the following command in the body of the message: unsubscribe TX-INDUSTRIAL-INFO-RES If you have questions about this service, please contact your Business Wire Account Executive or service@businesswire.com BW2021 JAN 07,2002 2:00 PACIFIC 05:00 EASTERN ( BW)(TX-INDUSTRIAL-INFO-RES) Seminole Electric Commissions 500MW Power Plant In South Central Florida, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002--Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Inc., Houston, Texas). Seminole Electric Cooperative, Incorporated, (Tampa, Fla.), a cooperative-owned public utility company, began commercial operation on January 1, 2002 in Hardee County of a 500MW (mega-watt) power plant in Bowling Green, Florida. The Payne Creek Generating Station is configured with gas-fired combined cycle technology utilizing two 160MW Westinghouse turbine generator sets, two heat recovery steam generators and an 180MW Westinghouse steam turbine generator. After extensive testing and demonstrating reliable service at various load levels in December, Seminole has begun delivering power to the grid. The station's output economically replaces capacity previously purchased from another Florida utility. The 1,300-acre site was also the first successful use of reclaimed phosphate mining land for power generating unit construction and operation. Black & Veatch (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) and subsidiary Overland Constructors constructed the $200 million plant in 21 months. It will require 23 people to operate the plant, which is located on 6697 County Rd. 663 in Bowling Green, Florida, some 40 miles southeast of Tampa. Seminole Electric is a generation and transmission cooperative. It provides bulk supplies of electricity to 10 member distribution cooperatives located throughout Florida. More than 1.5 million individuals and businesses in 45 counties utilize Seminole and its members for electric power service. Industrialinfo.com provides daily news on the industrial market place including specialized databases for energy specific markets. For more information on trends and future opportunities occurring in the Power Generation market, including other industrial and energy sectors send inquiries to powergroup@industrialinfo.com or visit us at www.industrialinfo.com and www.iirenergy.com --30--LS/na* CONTACT: Industrial Information Resources Inc., Houston Jay Brunson, 713/783-5147 KEYWORD: TEXAS FLORIDA KANSAS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENERGY MANUFACTURING OIL/GAS UTILITIES SOURCE: Industrial Information Resources Inc. For the best viewing of the news releases please use the following email settings: Courier 10 point. -Notice of Copyright and General Disclaimer- (c) 2000 Business Wire. All of the releases provided by Business Wire are protected by copyright and other applicable laws, treaties and conventions. Information contained in the releases is furnished by Business Wire`s members who are solely responsible for their content, accuracy and originality. All reproduction, other than for an individual user`s reference, is prohibited without prior written permission. - Notice of Copyright and General Disclaimer -- (c) 1999 Business Wire. All of the releases provided by Business Wire are protected by copyright and other applicable laws, treaties and conventions. Information contained in the releases is furnished by Business Wire`s members who are solely responsible for their content, accuracy and originality. All reproduction, other than for an individual user`s reference, is prohibited without prior written permission.