Lakeview Generating Station

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Lakeview Generating Station is a retired power station in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lakeview Generating Station Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 43.571111, -79.551667 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8: 43.571111, -79.551667

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 1962 2005
Unit 2 retired coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 1963 2005
Unit 3 retired coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 1965 2005
Unit 4 retired coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 1965 2005
Unit 5 retired coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 1967 2005
Unit 6 retired coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 1969 2005
Unit 7 retired coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 1969 2005
Unit 8 retired coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 1969 2005

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100.0%]
Unit 2 Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100.0%]
Unit 3 Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100.0%]
Unit 4 Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100.0%]
Unit 5 Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100.0%]
Unit 6 Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100.0%]
Unit 7 Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100.0%]
Unit 8 Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100.0%]

Background

The plant's eight units were brought online between 1962 and 1969 and, at 2,400 MW, the plant was believed to be the largest in the world in the early 1970s. Four units were idled and the plant became a peaking plant in the 1990s. The plant was retired in 2005.[1][2]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Lakeview Generating Station Is Demolished, Toronto City News, Jun. 28, 2007
  2. Lakeview Generating Station, Wikipedia, Jun. 1, 2020

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