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McMahon Cogeneration Plant

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Status
  
Operational

Primary fuel
  
natural gas

Owner
  
TransAlta

Commission date
  
1993

Nameplate capacity
  
120 MW

Location
  
Taylor, British Columbia

McMahon Cogeneration Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Atco Power (50%) and Spectra Energy (50%). The plant is located in Taylor, British Columbia. The plant is primarily used to supply steam to a gas processing plant owned by Spectra Energy and power onto the British Columbia Grid through a long-term power sale agreement with BC Hydro.

Description

The plant consists of:

  • Two Westinghouse CW251B12 gas turbines
  • Two Deltak heat recovery steam generators
  • References

    McMahon Cogeneration Plant Wikipedia