Roseville electric officials say damaged combustion turbine will be rebuilt and plan national lineworkers event

Roseville Electric Chief Operating Officer Sean Matchen told the City of Roseville Public Utilities Commission on Jan. 28 that one of two combustion turbines at the Roseville Energy Park suffered significant internal blade damage and will be rebuilt using replacement parts ordered from the original equipment manufacturer.

“It's a little over $5,000,000,” Matchen said of the current cost estimate for parts and repair, adding that Siemens technicians dismantled the unit in January and confirmed the damage was substantial but repairable. He said staff expect parts to arrive over the next month and Siemens will return in late March to reassemble the unit, with the plant back to full capacity in late April or early May.

The repair path follows an on-site inspection that narrowed the city’s options from a full…