Hannibal Power Plant
1,054 days accident free
Overview
Long Ridge completed the construction of its 485-megawatt power plant in Hannibal, Ohio in 2021. The plant is one of the most energy efficient power plants of its class in the world. It delivers power into the PJM grid and provides long-term, low-cost energy to the region. The facility is compact, low-impact and significantly more advanced than earlier generations of natural gas plants.
In March 2022, the plant began blending hydrogen into its fuel mix, with a corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions. It was the first utility scale power plant in the U.S. to achieve this important milestone. The plant utilizes a GE 7HA.02 combustion turbine, which can burn between 15-20% hydrogen (by volume) initially, with the capability to transition to higher blend percentages over time.
Long Ridge can provide both onsite and offsite industrial energy users with low cost, long-term power under power purchase agreements. Please contact power@longridgenenergy.com for additional details.
Hannibal Power Plant, 43840 State Route 7, Hannibal, Ohio 43931
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Economic Impact
The Hannibal, Ohiopower plant is located at the site of the former Ormet aluminum smelter, which operated for over half a century until its closure in 2013. The plant is a cornerstone for new economic development, providing low cost and reliable electricity needed to keep the region competitive.
The project employed more than 500 skilled craft laborers at the peak of construction. The facility employs more than 20 permanent staff of highly skilled personnel for operations and maintenance.
Including the local, well-paying jobs, the project is estimated to have generated statewide economic impacts of nearly $200 million during the construction period and over $20 million per year now that it is operational.
Long Ridge is committed to being a good neighbor and helping Monroe County grow and prosper for decades to come.
Hannibal site view during power plant construction – boiler (HRSG) erection
Preparing to offload 614 MVA generator from on-site loop track
Site overview during power plant construction, looking southeast
Site overview during power plant construction, looking northeast
Site overview during power plant construction, looking east
Construction progress - circ water pumps and building steel
Construction progress - cooling tower chem feed area, 11,000-ton crawler crane used for HRSG modules
Power plant construction – HRSG and pipe rack activities
Power plant construction – combustion turbine air inlet, pipe rack, turbine building
Power plant construction – turbine building interior – condenser, steam turbine, generator, lube oil system
Power plant construction – west side of HRSG
Power plant construction – placing top section of exhaust stack at 223 feet above site elevation
West side of completed HRSG, looking south. Combustion turbine fuel gas skids at lower left
Turbine building interior with combined lube oil system at ground level and equipment pedestals supporting (near to far) steam turbine, generator, and combustion turbine
Adjacent 138,000 volt grid interconnection constructed by Long Ridge
Power plant nearing completion – aerial view looking west
Control room operations, 24/7/365
NAES technicians adjusting hydrogen fuel blending system components
Catwalk at the Ohio River to cooling water intake
Power plant operations – looking north – showing continuous emissions monitoring equipment enclosure at the base of the stack
Power plant operations – looking east showing Isophase bus ducts to step-up transformer
Power plant aerial view – looking east, showing Ohio River infrastructure and sand barge operations
Power plant operations – looking west across cooling tower to HRSG, pipe rack, and turbine building
Power plant operations – the first in the country to successfully test a hydrogen fuel blend in our Hannibal turbine.