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Scotford Cogeneration Plant
Country
  • Canada
LocationStrathcona County, near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Coordinates53°48′12″N 113°6′6″W / 53.80333°N 113.10167°W / 53.80333; -113.10167
StatusOperational
Commission date2003
OwnerHeartland Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Cogeneration?Yes
Power generation
Nameplate capacity170 MW
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Scotford Cogeneration Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Heartland Generation. The plant is located in Strathcona County, just northeast of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Scotford Upgrader site. The plant is primarily used to supply steam and electricity to the Athabasca Oilsands Upgrader (a joint venture between Shell Canada, Chevron Canada Resources Limited and Western Oilsands LP). The Upgrader utilizes two-thirds of the electricity generated with the balance being sold to the Alberta Interconnected Grid.

Description

The plant consists of:

  • One GE 75A gas fired turbine
  • One heat recovery steam generator
  • One Alstom steam turbine

References

  1. "Scotford". www.atcopower.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31.
  2. "Scotford Cogeneration Plant". Retrieved 2012-06-09.


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