Fort Nelson generating station

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Fort Nelson generating station is an operating power station of at least 73-megawatts (MW) in Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Fort Nelson generating station Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada 58.651624, -122.695271 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 58.651624, -122.695271

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 73[2] combined cycle[2] not found

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 B.C. Hydro and Power Authority [100%][2] Province of British Columbia [100.0%]

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References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fort+Nelson+Generation+Station/@58.6516236,-122.6952709,408m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x53eea9cfbbed817d:0x26420fae44a6b9de!8m2!3d58.6516208!4d-122.6930822. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221015033902/https://www.bchydro.com/energy-in-bc/operations/thermal-generation.html. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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