Muskeg River Mine power station

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Muskeg River Mine power station is an operating power station of at least 202-megawatts (MW) in Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Muskeg River Mine power station Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada 57.253655, -111.506361 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 57.253655, -111.506361

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 101[2][3] combined cycle[2][3] 2003[3]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 101[2][3] combined cycle[2][3] 2003[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 1 Heartland Generation Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Heartland Generation Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[4]
  • Captive industry: Power[4]


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 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128210726/https://www.heartlandgeneration.com/operations. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221002231049/https://www.dispatcho.app/live/MKR1. 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119105158/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskpower-muskeg-river-cogeneration-1.5515727. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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