Brandon Generating Station

Brandon Generating Station
Natural-gas fired combustion turbine building at Brandon GS
Country Canada
Location Brandon, Manitoba
Coordinates 49°50′43″N 99°53′21″W / 49.84528°N 99.88917°W / 49.84528; -99.88917Coordinates: 49°50′43″N 99°53′21″W / 49.84528°N 99.88917°W / 49.84528; -99.88917
Status Operational
Commission date 1958
Owner(s) Manitoba Hydro
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Sub-bituminous coal
Natural gas
Type Steam turbine Gas turbine
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 340 MW

Brandon Generating Station is a subbituminous coal- and natural gas-fired station owned by Manitoba Hydro, located in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The station was first built to burn lignite from Saskatchewan.

On 1 January 2010 Unit 5, the sole coal-fired unit, was downgraded to emergency use only per section 16 of the Manitoba Climate Change and Emissions Reductions Act.[1][2] Unit 5 may only operate as a generator under certain circumstances:[3]

  • To prevent a situation which would lead to a disruption or destabilization of the power supply.
  • In drought years where demand exceeds forecasted supply.
  • To maintain the generator in a state of readiness and availability.

The last allowance requires Unit 5 to be active for 3–4 days each month at 10-15% of maximum capacity.[2] In a typical year without any major emergency use, Unit 5 is expected to generate 125 GWh; 100 GWh is from emergency preparedness activities and 25G Wh from actual emergency use.[2]

Description

The station consists of:[4]

  • 4 x 33 MW units (In 1996 three units were retired while the remaining unit is used as a synchronous condenser)
  • 1 x 110 MW coal-fired unit.
  • 2 x 120 MW Alstom natural gas units (installed in 2002).

References

  1. ↑ Manitoba Climate Change and Emissions Reductions Act
  2. 1 2 3 Brandon Generating Station – Unit 5 Environmental Impact Statement Volume 5 – Amendments to Manitoba Hydro's Environment Act Licence Review Submission
  3. ↑ Coal-Fired Emergency Operations Regulation "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  4. ↑ Plant Description
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