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

Front Row, Left to Right: Sam Graham, Tenaska; Peter Margliotti, Engie; Robert LaRoche, SRP Ed Maggio, Tampa Electric; Richard Clark, EthosEnergy – Gila River Power Station; David Such, Xcel Energy
Second Row, Left to Right: Clift Pompee, Duke Energy; Jeff Gillis, Exxon Mobil; Luis Barrera, Calpine; Peter So, Calpine; Paul Whitlock, Dominion
Third Row, Left to Right:  Bryan Graham, Entergy; Eugene Szpynda, NYPA; Justin McDonald, Southern Company; Ed Fuselier, Kindle Energy; Art Hamilton, Emera Energy
Camera Shy: Christa Parren, Dominion; Matthew Dineen, Duke Energy

2017 Chairman: Clift Pompee, Duke Energy
2017 Vice Chairman: Luis Barrera, Calpine

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

Kindle Energy, LLC
(4 units across 2 sites)
(2) 7FA.02; (2) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2005: Ed Fuselier

Dominion
(19 units across 5 sites)
(2) 7191F’s; (4) 7FA.02; (11) 7FA.03; (2) 7FA.04

Committee member since 2016: Christa Parren

Duke Energy
(32 units across 12 Sites)
(2) 7FA.01; (2) 7FA.02; (22) 7FA.03; (4) 7FA.04; (2) 7FB SynGas

Committee member since 2014: Clift Pompee
Committee member since 2016: Matthew Dineen

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

Committee member since 2014: Peter Margliotti

Entergy
(22 units across 7 sites)
(20) 7FA.03 (15 flared and 5 un-flared); (2) 7FA.04

Committee member since 2014: Bryan Graham

Exxon Mobil
(8 units across, 5 sites)
(5) 7FA.03, (2) 6FA’s; (1) 6FA.03

Committee member since 2007: Jeff Gillis

New York Power Authority
(2 units, 1 site)
(2) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2008: Eugene Szpynda

Southern Company Generation
(45 units across 12 sites)
(45) 7FA.o3

Committee member since 2013: Justin McDonald

SRP
(6 units across 3 sites)
(6) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2013: Robert LaRoche

Tampa Electric Company
(12 units across 2 sites)
(1) 7FA.01; (11) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2013: Ed Maggio

Tenaska
(40 units across 12 sites)
(40) 7FA.03

Committee member since 2009: Sam Graham

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

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
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 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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