Ripon Generation Station

CLIENT: Modesto Irrigation District
LOCATION: Ripon, CA

The Ripon Generation Station peaking facility consists of two (2) GE LM6000 natural-gas-fired combustion turbine generators in simple cycle configuration. The new power plant was constructed adjacent to the City of Ripon wastewater treatment plant and less than half a mile from the existing MID Stockton substation. Additional components include a new 69kV subtransmission line and fiber optic cable, new 8-inch diameter natural gas pipeline, and tie-in lines into the City of Ripon water supply and wastewater lines.

As a result our responsiveness and quality of performance for the Woodland Unit 2 Project, MID contracted with IEC to completely manage their 100 MW Peaker project located in Ripon, California. MID gave IEC a $700,000 sole source contract that included Owner’s Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, and Inspection Services.

IECperformed evaluations for a variety of gas turbines prior to the start of the project. The evaluation compared performance, reliability, operational flexibility, maintenance, emissions, and installed cost. The data was used to determine the “best fit” for MID based on their power needs and operational requirements. From the evaluation, MID was able to select the power generation configuration for the Project.

The project was successfully installed, completed, and providing power in April of 2006. The client was extremely pleased with IEC’s support and our ability to pull the schedule back onto track even though the project had incurred some delays due to equipment delivery and design issues.