Location: Ackerman, Mississippi
Lessee: Choctaw Generation LP, LLLP
Lessor: SE Choctaw, LLC
Electric Customer: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
PURENERGY Roles: Asset Manager
Services Provided: Asset Management
Size: 440 MW
Fuel: Lignite Coal
Equipment: Twin Alstom Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) boilers fueled primarily by local Mississippi lignite supply steam to a common Toshiba steam turbine generator.
Description: Choctaw Generation LP leases and operates the Red Hills Power Plant. The plant supplies electricity to the Tennessee Valley Authority under a 30 year power purchase agreement. CFB design and operational controls keep emissions low while burning a low cost stable fuel supply. The plant provides jobs and beneficial economic impact to the local community from both the power plant and the adjacent mine, whose lignite output is 100% dedicated to the power plant.