Siemens to Supply Power Island Equipment to Utah

ORLANDO, Fla., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Energy has received an order to supply power island equipment for the Lake Side 2 combined cycle power plant in Utah. The EPC contractor for the facility will be CH2M HILL Engineers Inc., a global full-service consulting, design, construction and operations firm, located in Denver, Colorado. PacifiCorp, a leading energy utility in the western U.S., will be the owner and operator of the Lake Side 2 project when the plant begins commercial operation. PacifiCorp operates as Rocky Mountain Power in Utah.  Commercial operation of the plant is expected in the spring of 2014.

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The Siemens scope of supply will encompass the power island, including two SGT6-5000F gas turbines, one SST6-5000 steam turbine installed in a combined cycle configuration, and two heat recovery steam generators (HRSG). Siemens also entered into a long-term service agreement for the Siemens supplied turbines and generators and will provide construction and commissioning support to the project.

Located about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, in Vineyard, Utah, Lake Side 2 is being constructed adjacent to PacifiCorp's existing Lake Side project. The Lake Side 2 combined cycle plant will have an expected annual average rating of 637 megawatts (MW) , which is equivalent to the needs of approximately 350,000 typical homes.

"CH2M HILL is pleased to have the opportunity to install this state-of-the-art technology supplied to us by Siemens," said Don Zabilansky, President of CH2M HILL's Power Business Group. "The economical performance of the plant will continue to provide PacifiCorp customers with industry competitive rates."

"We are pleased to be providing our power island equipment to the Lake Side 2 project," said Mario Azar, Head of GT Power Plant Solutions Americas in the Fossil Power Generation Division of Siemens Energy.  "With the proven capabilities and reliability of our products and engineered solutions, we will provide CH2M HILL and PacifiCorp with the optimized performance needed to succeed in meeting the growing power needs in Utah."

Power island equipment is part of Siemens' Environmental Portfolio. In fiscal 2010, revenue from the Portfolio totaled about EUR28 billion, making Siemens the world's largest supplier of ecofriendly technologies. In the same period, our products and solutions enabled customers to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 270 million tons, an amount equal to the total annual CO2 emissions of the megacities Hong Kong, London, New York, Tokyo, Delhi and Singapore.

The Siemens Energy Sector is the world's leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. In fiscal 2010 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR25.5 billion and received new orders totaling more than EUR30.1 billion and posted a profit of more than EUR3.3 billion. On September 30, 2010, the Energy Sector had a work force of more than 88,000. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/energy.

SOURCE Siemens Energy

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