Port Westward signals trends in PNW generation

摘要

Portland General Electric Company’s 220-MW Port Westwardrn2 is the only major natural gas-fired plant to come online in thernpast year in the Pacific Northwest, but its recent performance mayrnsignal a shift in the region’s generation that could call for morerncapacity of its kind.rnThe power plant was built with twelve high-efficiency, fastresponsernreciprocating engines that allow the facility to ramp tornfull power in less than 10 minutes. This flexible design allows it tornrespond to real-time grid conditions created by the variability ofrnwind and solar generation.