Canal Generating Plant

Canal Generating Plant
Location of Canal Generating Plant in USA Massachusetts
Country	United States
Location	Sandwich, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°46′14.02″N 70°30′33.81″W / 41.7705611°N 70.5093917°W / 41.7705611; -70.5093917Coordinates: 41°46′14.02″N 70°30′33.81″W / 41.7705611°N 70.5093917°W / 41.7705611; -70.5093917
Status	Active
Commission date	1968
Owner(s)	GenOn Energy Holdings
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Oil
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	1,226 MW

The Canal Generating Plant is a petroleum and natural gas electrical power station located in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Opened in 1968, and first operating with coal, the plant was bought by Mirant in 1999. It is located on and named after the Cape Cod Canal.

External links

• Mirant plant's future on the line (October 2010)
• Cape Cod Commission decision to permit storage of aqueous ammonia on site (February 2005)
• EPA draft decision regarding discharge of cooling water into Cape Cod Canal (2009)