Rainbow Lake generating station

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Rainbow Lake generating station is an operating power station of at least 97-megawatts (MW) in Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rainbow Lake generating station Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada 58.4483001, -119.2382156 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 58.4483001, -119.2382156

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 97[2] gas turbine[2]

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
Unit 1 Heartland Generation Ltd [50.0%], other [50.0%]

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References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rainbow+Lake+Generating+Station/@58.4486035-119.241110817z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x53ea9bdd367c70e7:0xd6b6bc56af2ed34d!8m2!3d58.4486007!4d-119.2389221. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128210726/https://www.heartlandgeneration.com/operations. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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