Balzac Facility power station

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Balzac Facility power station is an operating power station of at least 120-megawatts (MW) in Balzac, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Balzac Facility power station Balzac, Alberta, Canada 51.19122, -113.94241 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 51.19122, -113.94241

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[3] 120[3] combined cycle[3] not found 2001[4]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent Operator
Unit 1 Enmax Corporation [50%]; China National Offshore Oil Corp. [50%][2] The City of Calgary [100.0%]; China National Offshore Oil Corp. [100.0%] CNOOC Ltd[2]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514160448/http://nacei.org/content/documents/PowerPlantsAllGE100MW_NorthAmerica_201708.xlsx. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007101246/https://www.enmax.com/generation-wires/generation/natural-gas-powered/cavalier-energy-centre-and-balzac-facility. Archived from the original on 07 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204080742/https://cnoocinternational.com/en/operations/americas/canada/balzac. Archived from the original on 04 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. GEO2234

Additional data

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