Lambton Generating Station
| Lambton Generating Station | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Lambton Generating Station in Ontario | |
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Corunna, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 42°47′50″N 82°28′10″W / 42.79722°N 82.46944°WCoordinates: 42°47′50″N 82°28′10″W / 42.79722°N 82.46944°W |
| Status | Permanent shutdown |
| Owner(s) | Ontario Power Generation |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Type | Steam turbine |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 950 megawatts[1] |
The Lambton Generating Station was a coal-fuelled power plant located on the St. Clair River near Corunna, Ontario, delivering up to 950 MW of power to the grid.[2] It is owned by Ontario Power Generation.[3]
The plant previously had a total generating capacity of 1,976 MW,[4] prior to the permanent shutdown of generating units 1 and 2 (of four) in October 2010.[3][5] The remaining units were shut down in September 2013. [6]It was connected to the power grid via numerous 230 kV lines, and also had two interconnections with Detroit Edison and ITC Transmission via a 230 kV line (Lambton-St. Clair #1) and a 345 kV line (Lambton-St. Clair #2). It is located almost exactly across the St. Clair River from Detroit Edison's St. Clair Power Plant in East China, Michigan.
The facility has three 168-metre (551 ft) smokestacks,one of which is equipped with flue-gas desulfurization units, commonly called "scrubbers", to remove sulfur oxide.[7] Emissions from scrubbers at the Lambton station could be seen for over 16 km, although with the scrubbers operating properly, these plumes likely had over 90% less SO2 compared with other coal-fired stations without scrubbers.
On November 22, 2016, it was announced that Ontario Power Generation was no longer looking at alternative uses for Lambton Generating Station, and that the facility would be decommissioned in 2017.[8][9]
Emissions
| Greenhouse gas | Sum (tonnes) | Sum (tonnes CO2e*) |
|---|---|---|
| CO2 | 2,238,606.72 | 2,238,607 |
| CH4 | 46.08 | 968 |
| N2O | 27.05 | 8,387 |
| HFCs | 0.00 | 2 |
| SF6 | 0.00 | 84 |
| Total | - | 2,248,047 |
*Calculated figures for CO2e are rounded to the nearest tonne.
| Year | Emissions (tonnes CO2e) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 7,208,141 |
| 2005 | 8,738,072 |
| 2006 | 6,485,627 |
| 2007 | 8,501,943 |
| 2008 | 6,405,366 |
| 2009 | 3,782,065 |
| 2010 | 3,330,461 |
| 2011 | 1,265,653 |
| 2012 | 2,248,047 |
Redevelopment
In 2012, plans were announced to relocate a proposed natural gas-powered generating station, originally intended for construction by Greenfield South Power Corporation near Sherway Gardens in Mississauga, to the Lambton Generating Station site.[11]
Construction in Mississauga had already begun in 2011; the original site selection was cancelled during the October 2011 provincial election with the project becoming a key issue during that campaign and the subsequent 2014 campaign.[12]
See also
- List of electrical generating stations in Ontario
- List of electrical generating stations in Canada
- Science and technology in Canada
- List of tallest smokestacks in Canada
References
- ↑ "Power Generation: Thermal Power". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ↑ "Lambton Generating Station brochure" (PDF). Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Lambton Generating Station". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ (pg 60)
- ↑ "Four OPG coal-fired generating units removed from service - Press Release" (PDF). Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ↑ Morrow, Adrian. "Ontario shuts down Lambton power plant ahead of schedule". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ archive.org/stream/annualrepor1967onta/annualrepor1967onta_djvu.txt
- ↑ http://www.theobserver.ca/2016/11/22/lambton-generation-station-to-be-decommissioned
- ↑ "OPG to Decommission Lambton Generating Station" (PDF). Ontario Power Generation Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- 1 2 "Facility and GHG Information - Lambton Generating Station". Environment Canada. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Liberals release another 20,000 pages on Oakville generator amid charges of a "cover-up"". Toronto Star. October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ↑ Hooper, Tristan (24 October 2011). "Construction continues at Mississauga power plant". National Post. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2012.