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| Washington Group to provide services for unit in Arizona Washington Group International Inc. has been awarded a contract by Salt River Project, the largest municipal provider of electricity to the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, to provide architectural, engineering, and procurement support services for a new 400-megawatt, coal-fired generating unit at the Springerville Generating Station in eastern Arizona. The new unit is scheduled to be operational in late 2009. This will be the fourth electric generating unit at the site and will increase the availability of coal-fired power in Arizona and the Southwest. The unit will be owned by Salt River Project, operated by Tucson Electric Power and will use best-available control technologies and equipment to limit emissions. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |