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Scotford Cogeneration Plant

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Status
  
Operational

Primary fuel
  
natural gas

Nameplate capacity
  
170 MW

Commission date
  
2003

Cogeneration?
  
yes

Owner
  
ATCO Electric

Scotford Cogeneration Plant

Location
  
Strathcona County, near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Scotford Cogeneration Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Atco Power. The plant is located in Strathcona County, just northeast of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Scotford Upgrader site. The plant is primarily used to supply steam and electricity to the Athabasca Oilsands Upgrader (a joint venture between Shell Canada, Chevron Canada Resources Limited and Western Oilsands LP). The Upgrader utilizes two-thirds of the electricity generated with the balance being sold to the Alberta Interconnected Grid.

Description

The plant consists of:

  • One GE 75A gas fired turbine
  • One heat recovery steam generator
  • One Alstom steam turbine
  • References

    Scotford Cogeneration Plant Wikipedia