PGE Boardman Power Plant in Operating Condition after Repairs.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland General Electric This article is not to be confused with PG&E, a San Francisco, California-based utility company Portland General Electric (PGE) (NYSE: POR) is an electrical utility, formerly owned by the Houston-based Enron Corporation (but now independent), that distributes electricity to Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :POR POR problem-oriented record. POR abbr. problem-oriented record POR Problem-Oriented Record. ) today announced its coal-fired Boardman Power Plant is now operational. The Boardman plant has been out of service since October 22, 2005, in order to make repairs to its turbine rotor and generator rotor. "This outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. was an extremely rare event for us," said Stephen Quennoz, Portland General Electric vice president of power supply. "Our Boardman plant has a low forced-outage rate when compared to similar generators in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and has been a reliable and efficient power plant overall." Quennoz said that during the unplanned outage period, Portland General Electric's Boardman staff assessed and undertook cost-effective maintenance projects, which typically take place during the plant's scheduled maintenance period in the spring. About Portland General Electric Company Portland General Electric, headquartered in Portland, Ore., is a fully integrated electric utility that serves more than 780,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Oregon. Visit our Web site at www.PortlandGeneral.com. POR-F Source: Portland General Electric Company |
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