Port Hawkesbury power station

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Port Hawkesbury power station is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Municipality of the County of Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is also known as Port Hawkesbury New.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Port Hawkesbury power station Municipality of the County of Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada 45.5972, -61.3581 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit New 1: 45.5972, -61.3581

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Retired year
Unit New 1 operating[2] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[3] 60[4] 2013[5]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Operator
Unit New 1 Nova Scotia Power[4] Nova Scotia Power[2]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20221025150432/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Port+Hawkesbury+Paper,+LP/@45.5974599,-61.3561644,409m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4b5ce2f0858495c7:0x787069994cfce33!8m2!3d45.5993337!4d-61.3567626?shorturl=1. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220924232244/https://www.nspower.ca/cleanandgreen/clean-energy/clean-energy-sources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221011174818/https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/nova-scotia-power-increases-use-of-biomass-for-generating-electricity/. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221011173503/https://stategroup.com/project/nova-scotia-power-biomass-60mw-cogeneration-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220924173325/https://www.nspower.ca/cleanandgreen/environmental-initiatives/environmental-performance-timeline. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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