Tufts Cove generating station
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Tufts Cove generating station is an operating power station of at least 494-megawatts (MW) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tufts Cove generating station | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | 44.6782328, -63.5945989 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 44.6782328, -63.5945989
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] | 100[3] | gas turbine[2] | – | 1999[2] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 100[3] | gas turbine[2] | – | 1999[2] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 150[3] | gas turbine[2] | – | 1999[2] | – |
| Unit 4 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 47.3[3] | gas turbine[3] | – | 2003[2] | – |
| Unit 5 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 47.3[3] | gas turbine[3] | – | 2004[2] | – |
| Unit 6 | operating[4] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 50[4] | steam turbine[4] | – | 2011[2] | – |
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 | Nova Scotia Power Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Nova Scotia Power Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Nova Scotia Power Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Nova Scotia Power Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Nova Scotia Power Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Nova Scotia Power Inc [100.0%] |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 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) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013151448/http://www.nspower.ca/about-us/electricity/producing. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220121195713/https://novascotia.ca/nse/ea/tuftscove5/NSPITuftsCoveEAReg.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230123144156/https://www.nspower.ca/about-us/producing. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023.
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Additional data
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