Howe Sound Mill power station

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Howe Sound Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 113-megawatts (MW) in Area F (West Howe Sound), Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is also known as Port Mellon, Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Corp.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Howe Sound Mill power station Area F (West Howe Sound), Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada 49.522, -123.4862 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit B1, Unit B2: 49.522, -123.4862

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Retired year
Unit B1 operating[2] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy - paper mill wastes, fossil gas - natural gas[3] 63[4]
Unit B2 operating[2] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy - paper mill wastes, fossil gas - natural gas[3] 50[4]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator
Unit B1 Howe Sound Pulp & Paper CORP[1]
Unit B2 Howe Sound Pulp & Paper CORP[1]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Strategic Policy and Innovation Sector (44317). "Renewable Energy Power Plants, 1 MW or more - North American Cooperation on Energy Information". https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/490db619-ab58-4a2a-a245-2376ce1840de. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |author= has generic name (help); Check date values in: |access-date=, |date=, and |archive-date= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203053200/https://paperexcellence.com/mill-location/howe-sound/. Archived from the original on 03 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211204215331/https://paperexcellence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Air-Permit-PA-3095-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 04 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://p2infohouse.org/ref/29/28627.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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