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Dogwood Energy FacilityPleasant Hill, Missouri
650 MW Natural Gas Combined-Cycle Power Generator
Dogwood Energy Facility (“Dogwood”) is a 650-MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generatingfacility. Dogwood is located in CassCounty, Missouri, near the town ofPleasant Hill and is located within KCPLGMO’s retail service territory in Missouriin the northern region of the SouthwestPower Pool. Construction of the Facilitywas performed by Black and Veatch andwas completed in 2002. The Facilityoperates in full compliance with itsenvironmental and regulatory permitsand achieves ultra-low emissions of NOxand SO2 through the use of clean naturalgas fuel and selective catalytic reduction(“SCR”) control technology on each unit.Dogwood has received no notices ofenvironmental noncompliance since it began commercial operations. TheFacility employs a staff of 24 people,including operators, maintenance staffand plant management. NAESCorporation—a world-class power plantoperator—operates the Facility on acontract basis.
OVERVIEWOVERVIEW
Dogwood consists of one power train in a 2x1 configuration with SiemensWestinghouse 501F D2 Gas Turbines, Toshiba HRSGs and one Toshiba steamturbine generator. The Facility can be,and often is, cycled on and off on adaily basis. Dogwood can dispatch inboth 2x1 and 1x1 modes and augmentits output with duct firing and steaminjection.
PLANT DESIGN PLANT DESIGN & PERFORMANCE& PERFORMANCE
Dogwood participates in the Missouricommunity by providing employment,making payments in lieu of taxes andsupporting community activities.Dogwood provides about 24 skilledtechnical and management jobs inMissouri.
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATION
Dogwood Energy LLC P.O. Box 11025111 East 175th StreetPleasant Hill, MO 64080
Phone: 816-540-6500
Dogwood Energy LLC is a 55.5%owner of the Dogwood Facility and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KelsonHoldings—headquartered in Columbia,Maryland. Kelson Holdings is anindependent power producer that has owned and managed a portfolio of up to seven plants totaling 4,700 MW of natural gas generating facilities located in the Southwest Power Pool, TVA, California,British Columbia and Entergy.
Kelson Holdings6700 Alexander Bell DriveSuite 360Columbia, MD 21046443-542-5122
ABOUT KELSON HOLDINGSABOUT KELSON HOLDINGS
The basic Dogwood power generatingprocess combines two combustion turbineengines and a boiler/steam turbine into a “combined cycle” that generates electricity about 30% more efficiently than conventional coal-or oil-fired plantswith far less environmental impact.