Scotford Cogeneration Plant

Scotford Cogeneration Plant
Country	Canada
Location	Strathcona County, near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Coordinates	53°48′12″N113°6′6″W / 53.80333°N 113.10167°W / 53.80333; -113.10167
Status	Operational
Commission date	2003
Owner	Heartland Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Cogeneration?	Yes
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	170 MW

Scotford Cogeneration Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Heartland Generation. The plant is located in Strathcona County, just northeast of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Scotford Upgrader site. The plant is primarily used to supply steam and electricity to the Athabasca Oilsands Upgrader (a joint venture between Shell Canada, Chevron Canada Resources Limited and Western Oilsands LP). The Upgrader utilizes two-thirds of the electricity generated with the balance being sold to the Alberta Interconnected Grid. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The plant consists of:

• One GE 7EA gas fired turbine
• One heat recovery steam generator
• One Alstom steam turbine

References

1. "Scotford". www.atcopower.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31.
2. "Scotford Cogeneration Plant" . Retrieved 2012-06-09.

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