The 885-megawatt Tenaska Virginia Generating Station near Scottsville, Va., is a natural-gas fueled plant that produces electricity in an environmentally responsible manner.

Project Details

Key Facts
Tenaska is evaluating a site in northern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, to build a clean-burning natural gas-fueled electric generating station with a stated capacity of no more than 950 megawatts (MW) of electricity.

Location
The site selected for evaluation is more than 350 acres near the intersection of Hwy 343 and Kercher Avenue in North Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
Project development began in 2009; Earliest construction start would be in 2011; Earliest commercial operation would be in 2013.

Use of Water Resources
Tenaska is evaluating options for meeting the water needs of the Lebanon County facility. Typically, Tenaska facilities recycle water through the cooling process multiple times.

Fuel Supply
An existing regional natural gas pipeline that crosses the site would deliver clean-burning natural gas to the facility.

Customer
The facility would connect to the PJM Interconnection regional transmission organization, which coordinates movement of power in all or parts of 13 regional states, including Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.

Facility Ownership
A Tenaska affiliate would build, own and operate the plant.

About Tenaska

Tenaska, Inc. is an energy company based in Omaha, Nebraska, with an international reputation for building high-quality, efficient and environmentally responsible energy projects. Tenaska develops, constructs, owns and operates non-utility electric generation and cogeneration plants. It currently owns and operates eight natural gas-fueled plants in six states, a total of 6,800 MW of generating capacity. Additional information about Tenaska is available at www.tenaska.com.