Charles P. Crane Generating Station
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| Country | USA |
| Location | Bowleys Quarters, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°19′25″N 76°21′59″W / 39.32361°N 76.36639°WCoordinates: 39°19′25″N 76°21′59″W / 39.32361°N 76.36639°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: July, 1961 Unit 2: February, 1963 |
| Owner(s) | Constellation Energy Group |
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| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Secondary fuel | Fuel oil |
| Generation units | 190 + 209 MWe (base loading units) |
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| Installed capacity | 400 MWe |
| Website Constellation Energy's Presence |
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The Charles P. Crane Generating Station is a coal-fired electric generating station located on the Carroll Island Road in Bowleys Quarters, Maryland, 14 miles (23 km) east of Baltimore. The power plant is operated by the Constellation Power Source Generation subsidiary of Constellation Energy Group. The station has two coal-fired generating units, rated at 190 and 209 MWe nominal capacity,[1] and powered by cyclone steam boilers.[2] It also has a 16-MWe oil-fired combustion turbine.[1] The Crane station occupies 157 acres (0.64 km2) on the Middle River Neck Peninsula adjacent to the Seneca Creek tributary of the Gunpowder River, and is on the rural side of the Baltimore County Urban Rural Demarcation Line.
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[edit] Coal delivery
Coal is delivered to the generating station by a dedicated rail spur used by the Norfolk Southern Railway that connects to Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line. Regulatory approval to construct facilities allowing delivery by barge using a dredged channel from the Chesapeake Bay was granted in 2006.[3] The cyclone boilers require the use of medium-sulfur, low-fusion coal, which has been supplied mainly using North Appalachian Pittsburgh Seam 8 coal.[4] The station uses approximately 950,000 tons of coal each year.[4]
[edit] History
The two cyclone boiler units were originally oil-fired. Unit 1 went into operation in 1961 and unit 2 in 1963.[2] These two units were modified to use coal as their primary fuel following an order by the Department of Energy under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974.[4]
The station is named for Charles P. Crane, who from 1950 to 1957 was president of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, the predecessor company of Constellation Energy, and its chairman from 1955 to 1961.
[edit] Dispatch of electricity
The electrical output of Charles P. Crane Generating Station is dispatched by the PJM Interconnection regional transmission organization.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/capacity/capacity.html. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ a b "Environmental Review of Proposed Air Pollution Control Project at Charles P. Crane Generating Station" (pdf). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. May 2007. http://webapp.psc.state.md.us/Intranet/Casenum/NewIndex3_VOpenFile.cfm?filepath=C:\Casenum\9000-9099\9084\Item_18\%5C9084-ERD.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ "Maryland Public Service Commission Order No. 80795" (pdf). May 17, 2006. http://webapp.psc.state.md.us/Intranet/Casenum/NewIndex3_VOpenFile.cfm?ServerFilePath=C%3A%5CCasenum%5C9000%2D9099%5C9048%5C029%2Epdf. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b c Version.pdf "Environmental Analysis Application for CPCN Authorizing Modification of the C. P. Crane Generating Station" (pdf). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. March 27, 2006. http://webapp.psc.state.md.us/Intranet/Casenum/NewIndex3_VOpenFile.cfm?filepath=C:\Casenum\9000-9099\9048\Item_024\%5CClean Version.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
