Canal power station

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Canal power station is an operating power station of at least 1442-megawatts (MW) in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Canal power station Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States 41.7694, -70.5097 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3: 41.7694, -70.5097

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 532[2] steam turbine[3] no[3] 1968[2] no
2 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 580[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1976[1] no
3 Operating[4] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 330[4] gas turbine[4] no[4] 2019[4] no

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
1 JERA Americas Inc [100%][5] Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Tokyo Electric Power Co [50.0%]
2 JERA Americas Inc [100%][5] Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Tokyo Electric Power Co [50.0%]
3 JERA Americas Inc [100%][5] Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Tokyo Electric Power Co [50.0%]

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119105832/https://miningconnection.com/gos/news/article/stonepeak_to_acquire_genon_energys_two_units_at_canal_generating_plant_for. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. 2025-09-09. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220516043726/https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/05/12/jera-americas-power-stations-wind-hydrogen-texas.html. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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