Power & Energy

Power & Energy

MEC has served the power and energy market for over 80 years. We bring in-depth expertise to deliver power projects using engineer-procure-construct (EPC), design-build, design-assist and traditional bid-build models. We have the manpower and experience to meet the challenges of changing power trends and generating strategies by building and upgrading power plants, substations, underground transmission, and cogeneration, combined-cycle and waste-to-energy generation and resource facilities.

Haynes 5 & 6 Repowering Project

Long Beach, Calif.

The Haynes Unit 5 & 6 Repowering is located in Long Beach, CA. The project is replacing two existing 300MW gas turbines with six new GE LMS100 gas turbine units.

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Goethals 345kV Substation

Staten Island, NY

MEC completed the reconfiguration of a 345kV substation on Staten Island, NY in 2013. 

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Watson Generating Station

Braintree, Mass.

Mass. Electric Construction Co. (MEC), working as the prime electrical subcontractor with a team of six other contractors, worked on the construction of the new 116MW Thomas A. Watson Generating Station located in Braintree, Massachusetts. 

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Homer City Units 1 & 2 AQCS Project

Homer City, Pa.

Work is underway in the upgrade the Homer City Power Plant in Homer City, Pennsylvania. The plant has stood above the city for over 43 years, and the 1,884-megawatt plant generates enough power for 2 million homes. In order to meet new federal clean air standards set for 2014, new scrubbers are being added to the chimneys to cut down on air pollution. Currently, Homer City Power Plant is labeled as one of the dirtiest power plants in the country; it will be one of the cleanest after the upgrades. 

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Iatan Coal-Fired Power Plant

Weston, Mo.

MEC managed crews on electrical installations at the Iatan Coal-Fired Power Plant. Crews constructed and installed the Air Quality Control System (back-end or AQCS) for the existing 651 MW Unit I plant, and worked on the construction of major components for a new, 850 MW Unit II, including the Steam Turbine, Boiler, AQCS, and balance of plant (BOP) electrical work.

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