Portlands Energy Centre
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Portlands Energy Centre | ||
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Combined cycle ? | Yes | |
Power generation | ||
Units operational | 2 × 181 MW GE 7FA gas turbines 2 × Alstom fired HRSG 1 × 290 MW Alstom steam turbine | |
Nameplate capacity | 550 megawatts | |
External links | ||
Website | portlandsenergycentre.com | |
Commons | Related media on Commons | |
The Portlands Energy Centre is a 550-
Ownership
The Portlands Energy Centre was originally owned and operated as a 50/50 joint partnership between Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and TransCanada Corporation (now TC Energy).[2] OPG acquired full ownership of the facility in 2020, and it is currently operated by OPG's subsidiary Atura Power.[3]
Technical specifications of the plant
The technical specifications of the plant in the original submission of the environmental review report (a less rigorous form of a full environmental assessment) to the
Power purchase agreement, timing and capital costs
On September 18, 2006, TransCanada issued a press release[5] announcing that Portlands Energy Centre L.P. had signed a 20-year Accelerated Clean Energy Supply (ACES) contract with the Ontario Power Authority for the power output of the PEC.
The plant started delivering 340 MW of power to the City of Toronto in June 2008 in single-cycle operation and was fully operational with an output of 550 MW by the second-quarter 2009.[6] Total capital costs are expected to reach $730MM.
See also
- Toronto waterfront
- Port Lands
- Toronto Hydro - City owned electricity distribution corporation
- Ontario Power Generation - Provincially owned electricity generation corporation
- Hearn Generating Station - The original electrical generation facility
- Toronto Port Authority- Federal government agency that controls the portlands
References
- ^ Peltier, Robert (1 September 2009). "Top Plants: Portlands Energy Centre, Ontario, Canada". POWER Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Dr. Robert Peltier, PE (September 1, 2009). "Top Plants: Portlands Energy Centre, Ontario, Canada". Tradefair Group.
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(help) - ^ "OPG subsidiary Atura Power finalizes acquisition of natural gas assets". Ontario Power Generation. April 29, 2020.
- ^ Memorandum of Agreement between the Crown and Ontario Power Generation, August 17, 2005
- TransCanada Corp., Press Release dated September 18, 2007: Portlands Energy Centre Signs Accelerated Clean Energy Supply Contract Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Portlands Energy Centre
- Top Plants: Portlands Energy Centre, Ontario, Canada
- Portlands Energy Centre Photos - 2007
Media related to Portlands Energy Centre at Wikimedia Commons