PacifiCorp Sweetwater Project

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{{#badges: CoalSwarm}} PacifiCorp had planned to build a coal gasification and carbon sequestration demonstration project at the same site as its Jim Bridger Unit 5. The project was a partnership with the state of Wyoming; PacifiCorp was selected by the state Infrastructure Authority in April 2007, out of 17 companies that had presented IGCC proposals to the state.[1][2]

On Dec. 6, 2007, PacifiCorp announced that it was no longer pursuing this project, or the Jim Bridger 5 project, due to “the time frame and the uncertainty around coal, based on climate change issues.”[3]

Project Details

Sponsor: PacifiCorp
Location: Sweetwater County, WY
Capacity: 450 MW
Type: IGCC
Status: Cancelled (12/07)

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References

  1. Board Picks Finalists for Gasification Plants, Billings Gazette, February 1, 2007.
  2. Wyoming Infrastructure Authority press release, accessed January 2008.
  3. PacifiCorp Cancels Wyoming Coal Projects, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, December 11, 2007.

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