York Energy Centre

York Energy Centre is a power station owned by York Energy Centre LP situated on a 5-acre (12-hectare) lot in King, Ontario, Canada completed in 2012.[2]

York Energy Centre
CountryCanada
LocationKing, Ontario
Coordinates44°04′32″N 79°31′54″W[1]
StatusOperational
Owner(s)York Energy Centre LP
Operator(s)Capital Power Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Power generation
Units operational2
Make and modelSiemens
Nameplate capacity393 MW
External links
Websitewww.vereseninc.com/our-businesses/power/york-energy-centre.html

It is a simple cycle natural gas plant and is fed from Enbridge's Schomberg Gate Station via 16-inch (41 cm) diameter pipeline.[3] It is primarily used as a peaking power plant, and is planned to operate 260 to 1,300 hours annually. The station is connected to the Holland Landing Transformer Station and further to Hydro One via 230 kV lines on circuit numbers B82V and B83V[4]

Description

The plant consists of two Siemens SGT6-PAC 5000F combustion turbines

The plant is a simple cycle plant; there are no boilers or steam utilized onsite. The plant connects to Hydro One's 230 kV electricity grid at B82 & B83 located between the Holland Marsh & Brownhill TS.

References
  1. http://stocktonhydro.co.nz/images/stories/stockton-hydro-booklet.pdf
  2. "York Energy Centre".
  3. "Pipeline to Service York Energy Centre LP" (PDF). ENBRIDGE GAS DISTRIBUTION INC. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  4. "York Energy Centre (393.0 MW) Northern York Region". Ontario Power Authority. Retrieved 2012-06-10.


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