Brighton Beach Generating Station

Brighton Beach Generating Station
Brighton Beach Generating Station
Country	Canada
Location	Windsor, Ontario
Coordinates	42°16′47″N83°05′42″W / 42.27972°N 83.09500°W
Status	Operational
Commission date	July 2004
Owner	Atura Power (Ontario Power Generation)
Operator	Atura Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Cooling source	Detroit River
Combined cycle?	Yes
Power generation
Units operational	3
Make and model	2 General Electric 7FA gas turbines ; 1 General Electric D11 condensing steam turbo generator
Nameplate capacity	570 MW
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Last updated July 15, 2025

Brighton Beach Generating Station is a natural gas fired combined cycle fossil fuel power station in the Brighton Beach neighbourhood of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, owned by the Atura Power subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation.^[2] The electricity generated is under the control and marketing lead of Coral Energy Canada Inc.^[1] Gas for the plant is supplied by Union Gas, and cooling water is drawn from the Detroit River.^[3]

Description

The plant consists of:^[3]

Two General Electric 7FA gas turbine generators
Two heat recovery steam generators (Austrian Energy & Environment ^{[ de ]})
One General Electric D11 condensing steam turbine generator

Brighton Beach is connected to the Ontario grid via two 230 kV connections and one 115 kV connection, at the adjacent Keith transformer station owned by Hydro One Networks Inc.^[4]

References

1 2 "Brighton Beach Combined-Cycle Generation Plant". ATCO Ltd . Retrieved 2013-05-13.
↑ "OPG subsidiary Atura Power finalizes acquisition of natural gas assets". Ontario Power Generation. April 29, 2020. OPG had previously closed a transaction in August 2019 to acquire the remaining 50% interest in the 560 MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired Brighton Beach Generating Station. These four facilities will operate together under the Atura Power brand.
1 2 "Brighton Beach Power Station (541.3 MW) - Windsor". Ontario Power Authority. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
↑ "Connection Assessment & Approval Process" (PDF). Independent Electricity Market Operator. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[Atco-1] 1 2 "Brighton Beach Combined-Cycle Generation Plant". ATCO Ltd . Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[2] "OPG subsidiary Atura Power finalizes acquisition of natural gas assets". Ontario Power Generation. April 29, 2020. OPG had previously closed a transaction in August 2019 to acquire the remaining 50% interest in the 560 MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired Brighton Beach Generating Station. These four facilities will operate together under the Atura Power brand.

[OPA-3] 1 2 "Brighton Beach Power Station (541.3 MW) - Windsor". Ontario Power Authority. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[4] "Connection Assessment & Approval Process" (PDF). Independent Electricity Market Operator. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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