Montereau power station

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Montereau power station is an operating power station of at least 400-megawatts (MW) in Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, France. It is also known as Centrale Thermique de Montereau.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Montereau power station Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, France 48.38025, 2.85126 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 5, Unit 6: 48.38025, 2.85126

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 5 operating[2] gas, fuel oil[3] 200[3] gas turbine[2] yes[4] 2010[4]
Unit 6 operating[2] gas, fuel oil[3] 200[3] gas turbine[2] yes[4] 2010[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 5 EDF[5] Électricité de France (EDF) SA [100.0%]
Unit 6 EDF[5] Électricité de France (EDF) SA [100.0%]

Background

When commissioned in 2010, this power station initially ran on fuel-oil. It was converted to prioritize use of natural gases in 2011, and currently serves as a peaking plant that operates only during high electrical load times.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20221022181924/https://www.edf.fr/centrale-thermique-cetac/turbines-combustion. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221012222106/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/registre-national-des-installations-de-production-et-de-stockage-delectricite-au-31-08-2022/. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240126073429/https://www.edf.fr/sites/default/files/contrib/groupe-edf/espaces-dedies/espace-finance-en/financial-information/regulated-information/reference-document/edf-ddr-2017-accessible-version-en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/montereau-fault-yonne_77305/centrale-la-reserve-electrique-dile-de-france_6673976.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1387438/000119312511151798/dex99c.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Centrale : la réserve électrique d'Ile-de-France". actu.fr (in français). Retrieved 2022-05-23.

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