Lambton Generating Station
| Lambton Generating Station | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Location | Corunna, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 42°47′50″N 82°28′10″W / 42.79722°N 82.46944°WCoordinates: 42°47′50″N 82°28′10″W / 42.79722°N 82.46944°W |
| Status | Permanent Shutdown |
| Decommission date | October 1, 2010 (partial) |
| Owner(s) | Ontario Power Generation |
| Power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Installed capacity | 950 megawatts [1] |
The Lambton Generating Station is a coal-fuelled power plant located on the St. Clair River near Corunna, Ontario, delivering up to 950 MW of power to the grid.[2] It is owned by Ontario Power Generation.[3]
The plant previously had a total generating capacity of 1,976 megawatts (MW),[4] prior to the permanent shutdown of generating units 1 and 2 (of 4) in October 2010.[3][5] The remaining units will be shutdown by the end of 2013, with an option of being converted to natural gas and/or biomass in the long-term.[3] It is connected to the power grid via numerous 230KV lines, and also has two interconnections with Detroit Edison and ITC Transmission via a 230KV line (Lambton-St. Clair #1) and a 345 kv line (Lambton-St. Clair #2). It is located almost exactly across the St. Clair River from Detroit Edison's St. Clair Power Plant in East China, Michigan.
Of the three stacks the Lambton plant has, one is equipped with flue-gas desulfurization units, commonly called "scrubbers", to remove sulfur oxide. Emissions from scrubbers at the Lambton station could be seen for over 16 km, although with the scrubbers operating properly, these plumes likely have >90% less SO2 compared with other coal-fired stations without scrubbers.[6]
Emissions
| Greenhouse gas | Sum (tonnes) | Sum (tonnes CO2e*) |
|---|---|---|
| CO2 | 3,289,917.01 | |
| CH4 | 1,353.74 | 28,429 |
| N2O | 39.07 | 12,112 |
| HFCs | 0.00 | 4 |
| Total | - | 3,330,461 |
*Calculated figures for CO2e are rounded to the nearest tonne.
| Year | Emissions (tonnes CO2e) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 7,208,141 |
| 2005 | 8,738,072 |
| 2006 | 6,485,627 |
| 2007 | 8,501,943 |
| 2008 | 6,405,366 |
| 2009 | 3,782,065 |
| 2010 | 3,330,461 |
Redevelopment
In 2012, plans were announced to relocate a proposed natural gas-powered generating station, originally intended for construction by Greenfield South Power Corporation near Sherway Gardens in Mississauga, to the Lambton Generating Station site.[8]
Construction in Mississauga had already begun in 2011; the original site selection was cancelled during the October 2011 provincial election with the project becoming a key issue during the campaign.[9]
See also
- List of electrical generating stations in Ontario
- List of electrical generating stations in Canada
- Science and technology in Canada
References
- ↑ "Power Generation: Thermal Power". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ↑ "Lambton Generating Station brochure". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lambton Generating Station". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ (pg 60)
- ↑ "Four OPG coal-fired generating units removed from service - Press Release". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ↑ "Flue-gas desulfurization".
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Greenhouse Gas - Online Data search". Environment Canada. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Liberals release another 20,000 pages on Oakville generator amid charges of a "cover-up"". Toronto Star. 10/2012. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ↑ "Construction continues at Mississauga power plant". National Post. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
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