Cory Cogeneration Station is a
natural gas-fired station owned by
SaskPower
Saskatchewan Power Corporation, trade name, operating as SaskPower, is the principal electric utility in Saskatchewan, Canada. Established in 1929 by the Saskatchewan#Government and politics, provincial government, it serves more than 550,000 cu ...
and located near
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
, Canada. The plant operates at 260 MW in a conventional generation mode and at 228 MW in a cogeneration mode. Steam from the plant is used to supply the
Potash Corp Cory Mine.
The facility was originally developed as a
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
of SaskPower and
ATCO Atco or ATCO may refer to:
Businesses
* ATCO, a Canadian diversified company involved in manufacturing, utilities, energy and technologies
** ATCO Electric, a subsidiary of the above company
* Atco (British mower company), a mower manufacturing com ...
in 2003. SaskPower took full ownership in 2019 when it purchased ATCO's 50% stake.
Description
The Cory Cogeneration Station consists of:
Plant Description
* two GE PG 7121EA Gas Turbines (85 MW)
* two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (140 tonnes per hour) and
* one GE Steam Turbine (90 MW)
See also
* List of generating stations in Saskatchewan
This is a list of power stations in Saskatchewan, Canada.
In 2024, the total installed capacity of generation was 5,355 MW with 39% from natural gas, 24% from coal, 21% from hydro, 11% from wind, and 5% from other sources such as solar and was ...
References
External links
SaskPower Station Description
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Natural gas-fired power stations in Saskatchewan
Buildings and structures in Saskatoon
ATCO
Vanscoy No. 345, Saskatchewan