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First new natural gas turbine delivered to Georgia Power's Plant Yates
Georgia Power, alongside Mitsubishi Power, announced today that it has received delivery of the first of three new state-of-the-art simple cycle gas combustion turbines at Plant Yates in Coweta County, Georgia, about an hour southwest of Atlanta. Assembled at Mitsubishi Power's Savannah Machinery Works facility, the turbine was transported to the site using both rail and truck, weighs nearly 350 tons, and is 50 feet long and 18 feet wide. The new natural gas units at Plant Yates will feature Mit
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