Posted on Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Six weeks ahead of schedule, the last seam was welded on the boiler and AQCS at the new Wygen III power plant.
PIC’s exceptional people and processes set the pace for construction early on and its scope of work represented about 30 percent of the power plant project’s total man hours. “Our focus on safety was key to this project’s success,” said Tom Lipinski, vice president of PIC Installation Services. PIC’s technicians put in 262,500 hours without a single lost time incident.
“We always make sure that safety is our first priority. This project shows how safety and efficiency can work together. Thanks to our field-proven processes and extensive safety training methods, our team was able to complete this installation ahead of schedule and under budget,” added Lipinski.
Wygen III is a 110 MW coal-fired generating facility at the Neil Simpson Complex near Gillette, Wyo. The plant, which began commercial operation on April 1, 2010, has state-of-the-art emissions controls that monitor for SO2, mercury, NOx, CO and opacity. The plant’s efficient mine-mouth operation ensures a reliable supply of coal from the adjacent Wyodak Resources mine while also eliminating coal transportation costs.
Wygen III provides electricity to utility customers of Black Hills Power, Montanta-Dakota Utilities and the City of Gillette. MDU purchased a 25 percent ownership in the plant in April 2009. The City of Gillette has been served by BHP for many years and their power purchase agreement with BHP includes an option for the City to purchase 23 percent of Wygen III.
“It has been Black Hills’ pleasure to work with PIC over the last year and a half on the Wygen III project. Their commitment to both safety and quality in their work was evident throughout the project,” said Mark Lux, vice president and general manager of Power Delivery at Black Hills Corp., the parent company of Black Hills Power.
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