Primrose South power plant

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Primrose South power plant is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Primrose South power plant Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada 54.6962575, -110.7238197 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 54.6962575, -110.7238197

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 100[2] gas turbine[1] 1998[1]

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 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd [50.0%], Heartland Generation Ltd [50.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[3]
  • Captive industry: Power[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240405052816/https://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/4930. Archived from the original on 05 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210603212818/https://www.cnrl.com/upload/media_element/506/03/03_oil-sands-thermal_open-house-2012.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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