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Mill Creek Generating Station

USA / North Carolina / Grover / Elm Road, 317
 power station, natural gas industry

Owner / Operator = Duke energy Inc.

Mill Creek Combustion Turbine Station is a 640-megawatt, natural gas-fired generating facility located in Cherokee County, South Carolina. Mill Creek operates as a peaking facility, generating electricity quickly during periods when customers’ electricity usage is greatest—usually hot summer afternoons and cold winter mornings.

The Mill Creek facility consists of eight natural gas-fired combustion turbines. Natural gas is the primary fuel for the plant, with fuel oil as a secondary fuel source. The energy generated from Mill Creek is enough to serve approximately 500,000 homes in the Carolinas.

Running Capacity: 640 megawatts
Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina
Commercial Date: 2003

x8 Gas Turb. (Nat Gas fired) Gen sets
= 800 MW max total Gen. Capacity

317 Elm Road, Blacksburg, SC 27164

www.duke-energy.com/power-plants/oil-gas-fired/mill-cre...
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Coordinates:   35°9'34"N   81°25'48"W
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