The phrase "combustion turbines" refers to machines that generate electricity by burning fuel and using the resulting hot gases to spin a turbine, which then powers a generator to produce electricity. Full definition
The rest are simple gas combustion turbines (9 percent) or simple steam turbines (9 percent). (ucsusa.org)
The CPV unit is expected to be online in 2018 but instead of 90 MW of new combustion turbine capacity the Cricket Valley station alone is 1,100 MW This plant is permitted, under construction and expected to be on line in the first quarter of 2020. (pragmaticenvironmentalistofnewyork.blog)
«A comparison of the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) revealed that the LCOE of $ 148 per MWh for the first CSP plants installed in 2009 is competitive with the simple cycle combustion turbine at an LCOE of $ 168 per MWh, assuming that the temporary 30 percent Investment Tax Credit is extended. (realclimate.org)