Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News May 15, 2013) — Officials of the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. (JSDC) Wednesday, were given a tour of the Great River Energy Spiritwood Station.

     

Photos by Thomas Ravely – CSi.   The plant is located about one mile south of Spiritwood, on a 100-acre site adjacent to Cargill Malt. The plant itself sits on about 10 acres.  MORE PHOTOS AT FACEBOOK. 

Great River Energy’s Spiritwood Station has the capacity to generate up to 99 megawatts of electricity for the regional energy market.

The combined heat and power plant will also supply steam to the Cargill Malt plant near Spiritwood, key partner within the industrial park near Spiritwood.

Otter Tail Power Company, as the local service provider, will supply electricity to the Cargill Malt plant.

The primary source of water for the Spiritwood Station will be wastewater from the city of Jamestown and Stutsman Rural Water District.

Two back-up natural gas boilers will be available to provide a full supply of process steam if the electric generating system is down for maintenance.

Most conventional coal-based power plants are 30 to 35 percent efficient. Spiritwood Station will be 40 to 66 percent efficient depending on the amount of steam provided to the site partners. Plant efficiency with Cargill Malt alone will be increased to 40 percent. The addition of additional partners to use the remaining available steam could help the plant achieve a virtual doubling of efficiency to 66 percent.

Great River Energy is a not-for-profit wholesale electric cooperative, serving 28 distribution cooperatives in Minnesota. It is the second largest power supplier in Minnesota. Great River Energy owns and operates two power plants in North Dakota:  Stanton Station, located near Stanton, North Dakota, and operational since 1966.   Coal Creek Station, located near Underwood, North Dakota, and operational since 1979.

For more information about this project and Great River Energy, visit www.GreatRiverEnergy.com

Call Lyndon Anderson, North Dakota communications supervisor at 701-391-0759.

The Spiritwood Station plant east of Jamestown, North Dakota is the first of its kind in the state. The plant will generate two primary products—electricity and steam. The electricity will be used to power homes and businesses.