Charlottetown Thermal power station

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Charlottetown Thermal power station is an operating power station of at least 50-megawatts (MW) in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Maritime Electric Steam Plant (Unit 2).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Charlottetown Thermal power station Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 46.5066604, -63.612849 (approximate)[1]
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
1 Mothballed[2] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3] 55[3] steam turbine[2] not found 1960[3] no
2 Operating[2] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3] 50[3] gas turbine[2] not found 2005[3] 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 Maritime Electric Co Ltd [100%][4] Fortis Inc [100.0%]
2 Maritime Electric Co Ltd [100%][4] Fortis Inc [100.0%]

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Charlottetown+Thermal+Generating+Station/@46.2382272,-63.1184184,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x1165d9c27acdf624!8m2!3d46.2381277!4d-63.1185635. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220924182121/https://www.maritimeelectric.com/about-us/projects/maritime-electric-charlottetown-thermal-generating-station-decommissioning/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220226220557/https://www.maritimeelectric.com/Media/1546/decommissioning-project.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220829232140/https://www.hydroquebec.com/investor-relations/faq.html. Archived from the original on 2022-08-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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