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7 March 2008 -- American Electric Power unit Appalachian Power received authority from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to build a 629 MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) electric generating plant in West Virginia.
Regulators granted Appalachian Power a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the plant, which would be located beside the company's existing Mountaineer Plant near New Haven, W.Va. Appalachian Power filed for the certificate Jan. 12, 2006. The plant's estimated cost is approximately $2.23 billion.
In addition to the West Virginia filing, Appalachian Power has filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for approval to recover the Virginia share of carrying costs associated with the plant and has filed for an environmental permit from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. The Virginia SCC is expected to rule on the IGCC plant in April. AEP continues to work to complete the air permitting process. From the time construction begins, it will require approximately 48 to 54 months to complete the IGCC unit.
AEP has proposed IGCC technology for use as new base-load generation in the seven-state eastern portion of its service area. The company announced in August 2004 its intent to scale-up IGCC technology and build approximately 1,200 MW of large, commercial-scale IGCC generation. In addition to the IGCC unit at Mountaineer, AEP has proposed to build a similar 629 MW IGCC unit in Ohio.
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