Horizon Mine power station

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Horizon Mine power station is an operating power station of at least 103-megawatts (MW) in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Horizon Mine power station Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada 57.3393093, -111.7577534 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 57.3393093, -111.7577534

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 103[4] gas turbine[5] 2009[2]

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
Unit 1 CNRL Horizon [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[5]
  • Captive industry: Power[5]


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 https://web.archive.org/web/20221226045446/https://www.oilsandsmagazine.com/projects/cnrl-horizon-mine. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002223703/https://www.dispatcho.app/live/CNR5. Archived from the original on 02 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 http://nacei.org/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221128073516/https://www.cnrl.com/upload/media_element/327/01/03_horizon.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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