Christina Lake Oil Sands Project power station

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Christina Lake Oil Sands Project power station is an operating power station of at least 179-megawatts (MW) in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Christina Lake Oil Sands Project power station Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada 55.6650, -110.7185 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 55.66499, -110.71849


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[2] 179 MW[2] combined cycle[3] yes[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
Unit 1 MEG Energy Corp MEG Energy Corp

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): Heat and power[4]
  • Captive industry: Oil & refining[4]
  • Captive non-industry use (heat or power): Heat and power[4]



Articles and Resources

References

  1. "PowerPlantsAllGE100MW_NorthAmerica_201708.xlsx". North American Cooperation on Energy Information (NACEI). August 1, 2017. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006044538/https://www.nacei.org/. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "MEG Energy - Cogeneration". www.megenergy.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "MEG Energy - Explore the Site". www.megenergy.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

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