Poplar Hill Generating Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Heartland 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]
| Poplar Hill Generating Plant | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Location | County of Grande Prairie No. 1, near Grande Prairie, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 55°20′20″N 119°13′07″W / 55.33889°N 119.21861°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1998 |
| Owner | Heartland Generation |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 |
| Make and model | GE LM6000 |
| Nameplate capacity | 45 MW |
Description
editThe plant consists of:
- One GE LM6000 gas turbine and generator
References
edit- ^ "Poplar Hill Generating Plant". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
- ^ "Poplar Hill Generating Plant". Archived from the original on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
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