Mildred Lake cogeneration station

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Mildred Lake cogeneration station is an operating power station of at least 384-megawatts (MW) in Mildred Lake, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mildred Lake cogeneration station Mildred Lake, Alberta, Canada 57.04887, -111.608113 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2, Unit G1, Unit G12, Unit G2, Unit G4, Unit G6: 57.04887, -111.608113

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 92[3] gas turbine[3]
Unit G1 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 50[3] steam turbine[3]
Unit G12 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 75[3] gas turbine[3]
Unit G2 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 50[3] steam turbine[3]
Unit G4 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 50[3] steam turbine[3]
Unit G6 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 67[3] steam turbine[3]

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 2 Syncrude Canada Ltd [100.0%]
Unit G1 Syncrude Canada Ltd [100.0%]
Unit G12 Syncrude Canada Ltd [100.0%]
Unit G2 Syncrude Canada Ltd [100.0%]
Unit G4 Syncrude Canada Ltd [100.0%]
Unit G6 Syncrude Canada Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/57%C2%B002'55.9%22N+111%C2%B036'29.2%22W/@57.04887-111.610307574m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m13!1m6!3m5!1s0x53b0709e57650081:0x60e074a568404e1e!2sSyncrude+Mildred+Lake+Site+Entrance!8m2!3d57.0438277!4d-111.5906037!3m5!1s0x0:0x60454bd68f4b9c90!7e2!8m2!3d57.04887!4d-111.6081132. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220710231646/https://www.transmissionhub.com/articles/2015/06/alberta-signs-off-on-slight-uprates-for-two-syncrude-cogeneration-units.html. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119101214/https://efiling-webapi.auc.ab.ca/Document/Get/348732. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210927135023/https://efiling-webapi.auc.ab.ca/Document/Get/565793. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119092617/https://www.ogj.com/drilling-production/article/17264113/syncrude-canada-buys-power-plant. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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