Brandon Generating Station

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Country Canada Status Active Owner Manitoba Hydro		Location Brandon, Manitoba Commission date 1958

Primary fuel subbituminous coaNatural Gas Type Steam turbine Gas turbine

Brandon Generating Station is a subbituminous coal- and natural gas-fired station owned by Manitoba Hydro, located in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The station was first built to burn lignite from Saskatchewan.

On 1 January 2010 Unit 5, the sole coal-fired unit, was downgraded to emergency use only per section 16 of the Manitoba Climate Change and Emissions Reductions Act. Unit 5 may only operate as a generator under certain circumstances:

To prevent a situation which would lead to a disruption or destabilization of the power supply.

In drought years where demand exceeds forecasted supply.

To maintain the generator in a state of readiness and availability.

The last allowance requires Unit 5 to be active for 3–4 days each month at 10-15% of maximum capacity. In a typical year without any major emergency use, Unit 5 is expected to generate 125 GWh; 100 GWh is from emergency preparedness activities and 25G Wh from actual emergency use.

Description

The station consists of:

4 x 33 MW units (In 1996 three units were retired while the remaining unit is used as a synchronous condenser)

1 x 110 MW coal-fired unit.

2 x 120 MW Alstom natural gas units (installed in 2002).

References

Brandon Generating Station Wikipedia

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