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Poplar Hill Generating Plant

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Country
  
Canada

Commission date
  
1998

Units operational
  
1

Status
  
Operational

Primary fuel
  
natural gas

Owner
  
ATCO Electric

Poplar Hill Generating Plant

Location
  
County of Grande Prairie No. 1, near Grande Prairie, Alberta

Poplar Hill Generating Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Atco Power. The plant is located about 30 km northwest of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The plan operates in one of two modes as a synchronous condenser that allows the plant’s generator to be disconnected from the turbine to provide voltage support or as a conventional power plant when additional power is needed in the region.

Description

The plant consists of:

  • One GE LM6000 gas turbine and generator
  • References

    Poplar Hill Generating Plant Wikipedia