| Rodemacher Unit 3 Key Dates |
2005 |
July 12, 2005
Formal project announcement with Gov. Blanco in Baton Rouge |
Sept. 1, 2005
Selected Shaw as engineering, procurement and construction contractor |
2006 |
Jan. 30, 2006
Selected Hitachi as steam turbine generator manufacturer |
Feb. 8, 2006
Selected Foster Wheeler as boiler manufacturer |
Feb. 22, 2006
LPSC approval to proceed with construction, along with provisions to collect certain AFUDC costs from customers |
Feb. 23, 2006
Air permit received |
March 16, 2006
Water permit received |
March 17, 2006
Board approval received |
May 4, 2006
Solid waste permit received |
May 12, 2006
Reached a fixed-price agreement with Shaw for total project |
May 16, 2006
Official groundbreaking ceremony |
May 2006
Construction began on the project |
2007 |
April 2007
Start construction of fuel loading and unloading facility |
2008 |
April 2008
Backfeed -- Power from substation fed power to the plant |
June 2008
Completion of fuel loading and unloading facility |
August 2008
First delivery of fuel by barge |
2009 |
May 2009
First fire on natural gas and steam blows begin on boiler 1 |
June 2009
First fire on natural gas and steam blows begin on boiler 2 |
August 2009
Steam blows complete on both boilers |
October 2009
Synchronization to the grid and began producing power |
November 2009
First fire on solid fuel |
| 2010 |
February 12, 2010
Commercial operation |
