Sandow Lakes Energy, LLC says it has executed an agreement with Siemens Energy to reserve manufacturing slots for two SGT6-9000HL gas turbines, which have “the capability of operating on hydrogen with only minor modifications to the equipment.”

Sandow Lakes was formerly the site of a 1950s-era integrated industrial enterprise with 1200 MW of coal-based power generation. The legacy coal facilities and industrial facilities are in the process of being partially demolished and repurposed, paving the way for the new combined cycle power plant.

State Representative Stan Gerdes, in whose House District the development sits, said: “For the citizens of this region, losing Alcoa after six decades of manufacturing was a blow to the entire region. But with the advent of Sandow Lakes, the folks living here have renewed enthusiasm for the area, their families and for the future.”