Rock Springs Generation Facility

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The Rock Springs Generation Facility is a 684 MW natural gas-fired electric generating peaking plant located in Rising Sun, Maryland. The plant comprises four gas turbines and went online in 2003. [1] [2] [3] The plant was originally co-owned by Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and Consolidated Edison, and was sold to AllCapital and Industry Funds Management in 2007. [4] The Carlyle Group, an asset management company, acquired the plant in 2016. [5]

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References

  1. "Rock Springs". Power Plant Research Program. Annapolis, MD: Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. "Rock Springs Generation Facility" (PDF). Projects. New York, NY: Con Edison. 2009-10-16.
  3. Angel, Amanda (2003-10-19). "A new power plant hums along quietly on former Cecil farmland". The Baltimore Sun.
  4. "Con Ed to sell generation projects for $1.5 bln". Reuters. 2007-12-10.
  5. "The Carlyle Group to Acquire Power Generation Portfolio from IFM Investors". The Carlyle Group. 2016-02-02.

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