Sarnia cogeneration plant

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Sarnia cogeneration plant is an operating power station of at least 499-megawatts (MW) in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sarnia cogeneration plant Sarnia, Ontario, Canada 42.9346, -82.4381 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 42.9346, -82.4381

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] 499[2] combined cycle[2] 2003[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 TransAlta Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[3]
  • Captive industry: Both[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514160448/http://nacei.org/content/documents/PowerPlantsAllGE100MW_NorthAmerica_201708.xlsx. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004032848/https://transalta.com/about-us/our-operations/facilities/sarnia/. Archived from the original on 04 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220527121658/https://transalta.com/plants-operation/sarnia/. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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