What will be the source and quantity of water used at the plant?
Water is used at the plant primarily to cool equipment but also to make steam which, in turn, powers the steam turbine-generator portion of the plants generating capacity. As it does this, the process is very efficient. Typically, water is circulated multiple times through the plants systems. The plant is expected to use an annual average of about 5 million gallons of water per day when in operation. All of this will be developed and permitted by state and federal authorities. The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has authorized discussions toward an agreement for Tenaska to obtain water from the municipal water treatment plant. All of this will be developed and permitted from state and federal authorities. Our objective is to locate a source of water that will serve our needs for 30 to 50 years, one that does not affect the community in a way that diminishes its quality of life or capacity to grow.
