| Address |
8755 Enterprise Drive Jamestown, Tuolumne Co. CA 95327 |
| Direct Employees | 27 |
| Senate District | Andreas Borgeas |
Pacific Ultrapower Chinese Station
Pacific Ultrapower Chinese Station (PUCS) is located in the foothills of Central California near the community of Chinese Camp. The facility is a 25 gross MW biomass plant utilizing wood fuel from forest management operations (such as pre-commercial thinning or dead tree removal), urban construction, and agricultural products such as nut shells and orchard prunings. The power produced by PUCS power is now purchased by SCE under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement.
PUCS is a partnership venture between IHI Power Generation Corp. and Jamestown Energy Inc.
IPSC provides operations and maintenance services under a Operations and Maintenance agreement.
Project Overview
| Location: | Jamestown, California – Sierra Nevada Foothills |
| Technology: | Ultra-Systems Engineers & Constructors. EPI/Zurn boiler, Turbodyne/EM turbine generator set; GEA air-cooled condenser |
| Fuel Type: | Biomass (waste wood) ~30% Agricultural waste, 40% urban wood waste, 30% forest wood waste. |
| In-Service Date: | Oct 1986 |
| Capacity: | 19.8 MW (8.91 MW to CE) |
| Output: | BioRAM contract with SCE |
| Ownership: | Jamestown Energy (55%), IHI Power Generation Corp (45%) |
| Operator: | IHI Power Services Corp. |
- Contact Information:
- Rick Carter, Plant Manager
- Kim Velasquez, Admin.
- (209) 984-4660
- Address:
- 8755 Enterprise Drive
- Jamestown, CA 95327
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