Goreway Power Station

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Goreway Power Station
CountryCanada
Location Brampton, Ontario
Coordinates 43°44′46″N79°40′48″W / 43.74611°N 79.68000°W / 43.74611; -79.68000 Coordinates: 43°44′46″N79°40′48″W / 43.74611°N 79.68000°W / 43.74611; -79.68000
StatusOperational
Construction began4 Apr 2006
Commission date 11 Jun 2009
Construction cost$1.1 billion CAD [1]
Owner(s)Capital Power Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural gas
Cooling source Air cooling
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational3 × GE 7001FB gas turbines
1 × Siemens SST-5000 steam turbine
Nameplate capacity 875 MW
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Goreway Power Station is a natural gas power station owned by Capital Power Corporation, in Brampton, Ontario. The plant is used primarily during periods of peak demand. Gas is supplied by underground pipelines from the nearby Enbridge facility. [2]

Ontario Province of Canada

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At 875 MW the plant is the second largest gas fired station in Canada behind the Greenfield Energy Centre and consists of:

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References

  1. ↑ "Goreway Station sold off". BramptonGuardian.com. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Plant Website" . Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. ↑ "CCGT Plants in Canada - other provinces". Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2012-05-22.


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