Darby Generating Station

Darby Generating Station is a 480 megawatt (MW), natural gas peaker plant located in Darby Township, Pickaway County near Mount Sterling, Ohio. The plant is currently owned by Lightstone Generation LLC, a 50-50 joint venture of The Blackstone Group and ArcLight Capital Partners. The plant has six units and began operations in 2001.

Darby Generating Station
Darby Generating Station viewed from the east along Adkins Road
CountryUnited States
LocationDarby Township, Pickaway County, near Mount Sterling, Ohio
Coordinates39°42′44″N 83°10′38″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnits 1–4: 2001
Units 5–6: 2002
Owner(s)Lightstone Generation LLC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Power generation
Nameplate capacity480 MW

Background

The project was first announced in 1999 by Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) to address projected electricity shortages.[1] The first four units of Darby began operations in 2001 with Units 5 and 6 beginning the following year at a cost of $55 million.[2][3] The total cost of the project was estimated to be at $183 million.[4] The peaker plant is connected by a 345kV power line originating from the former J.M. Stuart Station located in Adams County, Ohio.[5] In 2007, DP&L sold Darby to American Electric Power (AEP) for $102 million.[6] AEP would later sell Darby as a part of $2.17 billion deal to The Blackstone Group and ArcLight Capital Partners in 2016.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Notice Public Information Meeting August 18, 1999". Circleville Herald. August 13, 1999.
  2. Rizer, Edward N. (May 15, 2001). "Case No. 99-0989-EL-BGN" (PDF). Ohio Public Utilities Commissions (PUCO). Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. Schwanhausser, Dee (May 14, 2001). "DPL announces phase six of merchant generation expansion". POWERGrid International. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. "Case No. 99-0989-EL-BGN" (PDF). September 5, 2000. p. 7. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. "Feasibility / Impact Study Report: Queue #R15 Adkins 345 kV (Darby Generating Units) 9 MW (Increase in existing capacity)" (PDF). PJM Interconnection. March 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  6. "AEP to purchase Darby plant from DPL Energy". Power Engineering. November 29, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  7. "Joint venture buys three gas plants, one coal plant from AEP". POWERGrid International. September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2020.


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