Lockwood Greene Awarded EPC Project By Xcel Energy
CH2M HILL Lockwood Greene (www.lg.com) announced Xcel Energy has awarded the firm a project to provide integrated engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the High Bridge combined cycle plant in St. Paul, Minnesota, on the banks of the Mississippi River.
“We believe that the Xcel Energy’s concern for the local environment, coupled with Lockwood Greene’s track record of successfully designing and building combined cycle power generating facilities, will be beneficial to the entire community,” said Fred Brune, president & CEO, Lockwood Greene.
“Earlier this year, Xcel Energy kicked off its voluntary Minnesota Metro Emissions Reduction Project (MERP), which includes nearly $1 billion in improvements at three of its Twin Cities plants,” said David Wilks, president of Xcel Energy Supply. “The High Bridge project will increase our St. Paul plant’s generating capacity by 300 megawatts, while reducing air emissions–sulfur dioxides, nitrogen oxides and particulates–by more than 90 percent.”
Lockwood Greene will execute the engineering and procurement for this project from its power office in Atlanta, Georgia, and will manage construction activities with an on-site construction management staff. More than 400 union craft personnel, as well as other subcontractors, will be hired during the peak of project construction. Construction is expected to begin in Spring 2006, with commercial operation scheduled for May 2008.
Xcel Energy will provide for the demolition and retirement of the existing coal plant near the site for the new power generation facility. Xcel Energy will also provide all site remediation and preparation, and has already procured the combustion turbines and steam turbines for the new plant.
Lockwood Greene was recognized by Power Engineering magazine as the EPC contractor responsible for a “Power Plant of the Year,” for the Pinnacle West Energy Silverhawk Power Station in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Company Information
Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) is a major U.S. electricity and natural gas company, with operations in 10 Western and Midwestern states. Xcel Energy provides a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.2 million electricity customers and 1.7 million natural gas customers through its regulated operating companies. In terms of customers, it is the fourth-largest combination natural gas and electricity company in the nation. Company headquarters are located in Minneapolis. More information is available at www.xcelenergy.com.
Lockwood Greene (www.lg.com) is a global business partner for engineering and construction serving power, manufacturing, chemicals & plastics, pharmaceuticals & biotech clients. Founded in 1832 with headquarters in Spartanburg, SC/USA, the company employs 2,500 professionals in 20 offices worldwide. Lockwood Greene is an industrial client group company of CH2M HILL (www.ch2m.com).
CH2M HILL is an employee-owned firm with more than 200 offices with nearly 15,000 professionals worldwide, providing engineering, construction, operations, and related technical services to public and private clients in numerous industries.