St. Clair Energy Centre

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St. Clair Energy Centre
St. Clair Energy Centre
CountryCanada
Location St. Clair, Ontario
Coordinates 42°53′47″N82°23′54″W / 42.89645°N 82.39826°W / 42.89645; -82.39826 Coordinates: 42°53′47″N82°23′54″W / 42.89645°N 82.39826°W / 42.89645; -82.39826
StatusOperational
Commission date 30 March 2009
Owner(s)St Clair Power LP
Operator(s)Invenergy Services Canada
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural gas
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 584 MW [1]

The St. Clair Energy Centre is a natural gas power station in St. Clair, Ontario. The facility is owned by St Clair Power LP, a joint venture between Invenergy and the hedge fund Stark Investments, and operated by Invenergy Services Canada. [1]

The plant was built in response to the Government of Ontario's 2004 initiative to produce lower-emission electricity, and has a 20-year contract from the Ontario Power Authority to provide electricity to the provincial power grid. [1] [2] The plant was partially built from equipment originally intended four-unit CCGT in Nelson Township, IL. [3]

Description

The plant consists of:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Invenergy Closes Refinancing For St. Clair Energy Centre". News & Stories. Invenergy LLC. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Ontario Power Authority". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. CCGT Plants in Ontario Archived 2009-07-19 at the Portuguese Web Archive