Lake Superior power plant

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Lake Superior power plant is an operating power station of at least 110-megawatts (MW) in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lake Superior power plant Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada 46.515773, -84.368867 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 46.515773, -84.368867

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 110[2] combined cycle[2] yes[2] 1993[3]

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 Algoma Steel Group Inc [100%][4] Algoma Steel Group Inc [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): heat[2]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[2]
  • Non-industry use: power[2]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/46%C2%B030'56.8%22N+84%C2%B022'07.9%22W/@46.515773,-84.3688675,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa3f3bfff4ea42b06!8m2!3d46.515773!4d-84.3688675. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206172722/https://www.chacompanies.com/projects/lake-superior-power-110-mw-ccgt-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 06 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20170604212438/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/926807/000095012301502883/y49601ex99-1.txt. Archived from the original on 04 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/algoma-acquires-55mw-combined-heat-and-power-plant-676963893.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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