7F Users Group

7F Users Group, Inc. has grown dramatically since its first meeting in Baltimore, November 19-20, 1991, attended by 14 O&M personnel from four companies. The only 7F engine in service at that time was Virginia Electric & Power Co’s Chesterfield 7. It had been integrated with an existing steamer and new heat-recovery steam generator to configure a 1 x 1 combined cycle.

Fast forward to today: The OEM has shipped to customers more than 1000 F-class gas turbines since Chesterfield 7 left the shop. the majority of these units are 7FAs.

7FA Users Group Steering Committee

Photo taken: 2018 Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA

Front Row, Left to Right: Tricia Keegan, Emera Energy; Katie Honey, Xcel Energy; Peter Margliotti, Engie; Robert LaRoche, SRP; Sam Graham, Tenaska; Peter So, Calpine; Ed Maggio, Tampa Electric; Christa Warren, Tenaska; Justin McDonald, Southern Company
Second Row, Left to Right: Dave Such, Xcel Energy; Bryan Graham, Entergy; Eugene Szpynda, NYPA; Luis Barrera, Calpine; Ed Fuselier, Kindle Energy; Clift Pompee, Duke Energy; Matthew Dineen, Duke Energy
Camera Shy: Jeff Gillis, Exxon Mobil

2019 Chairman: Bryan Graham, Entergy
2019 Vice Chairman: Matthew Dineen, Duke-Energy

Armstrong Power
(14 units across 4 sites; 70 7FA/9FA units globally)
(14) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2014: Peter Margliotti
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Calpine
(34 units across 14 sites)
(28) 7FA.03 (21 flared and 13 unflared); (6) 7FA.04/AGPs

Committee member since 1999: Peter So
Committee member since 2014: Luis Barrera
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Dominion Energy
(19 units across 6 sites)
(2) 7FA.01; (9) 7FA.03; (8) 7FA.04

Committee member since 2018: Chuck Spanos
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Duke Energy
(32 units across 12 Sites)
(3) 7FA.02; (12) 7FA.03; (8) 7FA.04; (2) 7FB SynGas

Committee member since 2014: Clift Pompee
Committee member since 2016: Matthew Dineen
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Emera Energy
(2 units across 2 sites)
(1) 7FA.o3; (1) 7FA.04

Committee member since 2017: Tricia Keegan
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Entergy
(22 units across 7 sites)
(20) 7FA.03 (15 flared and 5 un-flared); (2) 7FA.04

Committee member since 2014: Bryan Graham
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Exxon Mobil
(7 units across, 4 sites)
(5) 7FA.03, (2) 6FA

Committee member since 2007: Jeff Gillis
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Kindle Energy, LLC
(4 units across 2 sites)
(2) 7FA.02; (2) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2005: Ed Fuselier
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New York Power Authority
(2 units, 1 site)
(2) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2008: Eugene Szpynda
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Southern Company Generation
(45 units across 12 sites)
(45) 7FA.o3

Committee member since 2013: Justin McDonald
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SRP
(6 units across 3 sites)
(6) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2013: Robert LaRoche
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Tampa Electric Company
(12 units across 2 sites)
(1) 7FA.01; (11) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2013: Ed Maggio
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Tenaska
(40 units across 12 sites)
(40) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2016: Christa Warren
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Xcel Energy
(14 units across 6 sites)
(1) 7FA.01; (1) 7FA.02; (10) 7FA.03; (2) 7FA.05

Committee member since 2009: Dave Such
Committee member since 20017: Kaitlyn Honey
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7F Users Group – Founders:
Bill Wimperis – Constellation Energy
Pierre Bohler
Larry Rose

Past 7F Committee Members:
Don Barnett
Tom Berry
Carine Bullock
Richard Clark
Ben Cowart
Carey Frost
Dan Giel
Sam Graham
Ken Gross
Art Hamilton
Jim Harbaugh
Bob Holm
Joel Holt
Bill Kessler
Robert Mayfield
Marshall McDuffie
Ben Meissner
Dave Merkley
Jim Sellars
Jennifer Stenger
Larry Swan
Scott Trantham
Miles Valentine
Paul White
Paul Whitlock

Mission Statement of the GE7FA Users Group

7F Users Group, Inc. is organized to provide an open forum through conferences and technological aids to the Owners/Operators of 7F Combustion Turbine generator systems for effective communication, discussion, and information dissemination regarding the operation, maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting, and repair of such systems to maximize equipment performance and reliability. These purposes will be achieved through providing an opportunity at meetings, conferences, company email, and website for the open exchange of ideas between owner / operators and owner / operators with vendors.

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28th Annual Conference
May 20-24, 2019
Renaissance Schaumburg

Please check back in early October for conference details to be posted.