Island Generating Station (also known as Island Cogeneration Ltd.) is a
natural gas-fired station owned by
Capital Power Corporation
Capital Power is a Canadian independent power generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It develops, acquires, owns and operates power generation facilities using a variety of energy sources.
History
The company history dates back t ...
, in
Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell River is a city in the Sayward Land District of British Columbia, Canada, 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 ship ...
,
Canada
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. The plant operates as a co-generation facility under a 20-year
power purchase agreement with
BC Hydro
The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, trade name, operating as BC Hydro, is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia. It is the main electricity distributor, serving more than 4 million customers in most areas, wi ...
while steam is supplied to
Elk Falls Mill.
Description
The Power Station consists of one 254 MW gas turbine (supplied by
ABB
ABB Group is a Swedish-Swiss multinational electrical engineering corporation. Incorporated in Switzerland as ABB Ltd., and headquartered in Zurich, it is dual-listed on the Nasdaq Nordic exchange in Stockholm, Sweden, and the SIX Swiss Excha ...
).
[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
This is a list of electrical generating stations in British Columbia, Canada.
Hydroelectric
List of most of the hydroelectric generating stations in British Columbia.
Hydroelectric stations owned by BC Hydro
A list of all grid-tied h ...
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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