A new natural gas-fired electric generating facility will be opening in Killingly. It is one of three in the Eastern U.S. announced by NTE Energy.
The Killingly Energy Center is slated to be approximately 500 megawatts when fully online. It will be capable of powering approximately 450,000 homes and represents an investment of over $500 million.
It is expected to provide approximately 300 construction jobs. Once open there will be 25 full-time positions during operation. It is scheduled to begin construction between 2017 and 2018, and reach full commercial operation between 2020 and 2021.
Including two other locations in Ohio and North Carolina, these facilities represent a total investment of approximately $2 billion. The company said they will be three of the most reliable, efficient and clean sources of capacity and energy in the eastern United States, employing advanced turbine technology in combined cycle configurations.
