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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 44.678233, -63.594599 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: 44.678233, -63.594599

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 100[3] gas turbine[2] not found 1999[2]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 100[3] gas turbine[2] not found 1999[2]
3 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 150[3] gas turbine[2] not found 1999[2]
4 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 47.3[3] gas turbine[3] not found 2003[2]
5 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 47.3[3] gas turbine[3] not found 2004[2]
6 Operating[4] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 50[4] steam turbine[4] not found 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 Parent
1 Nova Scotia Power Inc [100%][1] Emera Inc [100.0%]
2 Nova Scotia Power Inc [100%][1] Emera Inc [100.0%]
3 Nova Scotia Power Inc [100%][1] Emera Inc [100.0%]
4 Nova Scotia Power Inc [100%][1] Emera Inc [100.0%]
5 Nova Scotia Power Inc [100%][1] Emera Inc [100.0%]
6 Nova Scotia Power Inc [100%][1] Emera Inc [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210514160448/http://nacei.org/content/documents/PowerPlantsAllGE100MW_NorthAmerica_201708.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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 2022-10-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 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 2022-01-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230123144156/https://www.nspower.ca/about-us/producing. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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