Island Generating Station (also known as Island Cogeneration Ltd.) is a
natural gas-fired station owned by
Capital Power Corporation
Capital Power is an independent power generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power develops, acquires, owns and operates power generation facilities using a variety of energy sources. Capital Power owns approximately 6,6 ...
, in
Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell River, or Wiwek̓a̱m, is a city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the 50th parallel north along the important Inside Passage shipping route. Campbell River ...
,
Canada
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. The plant operates as a co-generation facility under a 20-year
power purchase agreement with
BC Hydro while steam is supplied to
Elk Falls Mill
Elk Falls Mill was a pulp mill and paper mill located in the Canadian town of Campbell River, British Columbia, operating between 1952 and 2010. At the end of its life, the mill had three paper machines, with a combined annual production of 373,0 ...
.
Description
The Power Station consists of one 254 MW gas turbine (supplied by
ABB).
[Van province newspaper article.. wed. oct. 23, 1996.. Glen Clarks govt entering into negotiations with subsidiaries of new Zealand-based fletcher challenge ltd partners- fletcher challenge energy(60%)and west coast power (40%) for purchase of the power from the island cogeneration project..Dan miller minister responsible for crown owned utility bc hydro..@ 3.3 cents per k/w hr. -'in line with hydros average costs' ..20 year life..will consume about 42 million cu ft of gas per day via west coasts main pipeline to the lower mainland then van island pipeline.. 240 megawatt plant operational by late 1999.]
See also
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List of natural gas-fired power stations in Canada
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List of generating stations in British Columbia
References
Campbell River, British Columbia
Natural gas-fired power stations in British Columbia
Energy infrastructure completed in 2002
2002 establishments in British Columbia
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