FOR
SEVIER POWER COMPANY PROJECT
Bountiful, UT. –
Nevco Energy Company is the sponsor of the Sevier Power Company Project (SPC).
Headquartered in Bountiful, Utah, Nevco Energy is proposing to build a
coal-fired power generation facility, which will use state-of-the-art clean coal
technology. It will be located near Sigurd adjacent to Highway 89.
“We want to build
this power plant to meet Utah’s growing energy needs and to assist Sevier
County in its economic development,” said Ken Flake, Nevco Energy Company
Managing Member. “The Sevier
Power Company Project is a Utah solution for Utah’s needs,” he added.
The Nevco Energy
Company firmly believes that building this plant brings with it special
obligations to be sensitive to the needs of the community and any potential
impact it may have on Sevier County residents.
One issue that is on the minds of many citizens, especially farmers, is
that of water usage.
Water for the SPC will
be used in two ways. First, a
portion of the water will be contained within the operating system (this water
is turned into steam which spins the steam turbine generator and produces
electricity). This is a closed
system much like the water in the radiator of your car. After it is used, it is cooled and returned to the tanks to
be used over and over again. Second,
the remaining water will be used to cool the super heated water within the
operating system and for plant maintenance and use by plant personnel.
The officials of Nevco Energy have acquired sufficient land and water
rights in the area to provide for the water supply of the facility.
The developers of
Nevco Energy recognize the importance of water and have committed to use this
precious resource as judiciously as possible.
In keeping with this commitment, the project will utilize air-cooling
instead of water-cooling which is standard in the industry.
“The use of air-cooling will result in significantly higher
construction costs for the facility, but will result in a significant decrease
in the quantity of water required to operate the power plant.
This is just one example of our commitment to be responsible stewards of
the land and water in Sevier County,” said Flake.
The bottom line.
Because of today’s technology and a commitment on the part of Nevco
Energy to spend millions of additional dollars, a 270 Megawatt air-cooled power
plant featuring fluidized bed technology, will be constructed in Sevier County
and will use less water than it takes to farm a fifty-acre parcel for a year.
That’s right less than a fifty-acre parcel.
Now for those of you who like to do the math, it is estimated that the
plant will consume approximately 87 gallons of water a minute and is expected to
operate approximately 8400 hours per year.
That translates into less than 135 acre-feet a year.
As you can see Nevco
is doing everything it can to conserve one of Sevier County’s most precious
assets.
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