Poplar Hill Generating Plant

Poplar Hill Generating Plant
CountryCanada
LocationCounty of Grande Prairie No. 1, near Grande Prairie, Alberta
Coordinates55°20′20″N 119°13′07″W / 55.33889°N 119.21861°W / 55.33889; -119.21861
StatusOperational
Commission date1998
OwnerDynasty Power Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Power generation
Units operational1
Make and modelGE LM6000
Nameplate capacity45 MW

Poplar Hill Generating Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Dynasty Power Generation. The plant is located about 30 km northwest of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The plant operates in one of two modes as a synchronous condenser that allows the plant's generator to be disconnected from the turbine to provide voltage support or as a conventional power plant when additional power is needed in the region.[1][2]

Description

The plant consists of:

  • One GE LM6000 gas turbine and generator

References

  1. ^ "Poplar Hill Generating Plant". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  2. ^ "Poplar Hill Generating Plant". Archived from the original on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2017-01-17.