Keys FX Upgrade

ALPHA GENERATION

Keys FX Upgrade

INTRODUCTION

The Keys FX Upgrade project will improve the facility's installed capacity from 775 MW to 829 MW, while simultaneously reducing its heat rate and allowing the plant to run more efficiently.

Keys is seeking a modification to its existing CPCN to install the “FX Upgrade” package, an advanced turbine efficiency package that will improve the Facility’s installed capacity from 755 MW to 829 MW, while simultaneously reducing its heat rate by 250 British thermal units per kilowatt hour (Btu/kWh).

The FX Upgrade will increase Keys’ power output and generation capacity while also enabling the plant to run more efficiently. The Project will allow Keys to produce and supply more power to the regional electric grid, thereby supporting grid reliability and dependability and increasing generation capacity for Maryland and the surrounding region.

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Arthur Kill

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New Jersey

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