Power plant control room

Power plant control room
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Here's the scene inside the control room of the Kendall Station power plant. The electricity generated by the plant is sold into the wholesale market where the grid operator--New England ISO--manages the flow of power across the region. Operators need to ensure that they are staying up with requested demand--the maximum output of the plant is 256 megawatts. They monitor equipment, such as temperatures of generators, and other data such as the plant's emissions.

June 21, 2011 4:00 AM PDT

Photo by: Martin LaMonica/CNET

| Caption by: Martin LaMonica

 

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