Brighton Beach Generating Station

Brighton Beach Generating Station is a natural gas fired combined cycle fossil fuel power station in the Brighton Beach neighbourhood of Windsor, Ontario, Canada that is a 50% joint venture between Atco Power and Ontario Power Generation.[1] The electricity generated is under the control and marketing lead of by Coral Energy Canada Inc.[1] Gas for the plant is supplied by Union Gas, and cooling water is drawn from the Detroit River.[2]

Brighton Beach Generating Station
CountryCanada
LocationWindsor, Ontario
Coordinates42°16′47″N 83°05′42″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateJuly 2004 (2004-07)[1]
Owner(s)Atco Power 50%
Ontario Power Generation 50%
Operator(s)Coral Energy Canada Inc
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Cooling sourceDetroit River
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational3
Make and model2 General Electric 7FA gas turbines
1 General Electric D11 condensing steam turbo generator
Nameplate capacity541.3 MW

Description

The plant consists of:[2]

  • Two General Electric 7FA gas turbine generators
  • Two heat recovery steam generators ([Austrian Energy & Environment])
  • One General Electric D11 condensing steam turbine generator

Brighton Beach is connected into the Ontario grid via two 230 kV connections and one 115 kV connection, at the adjacent Keith transformer station owned by Hydro One Networks Inc.[3]

References

  1. "Brighton Beach Combined-Cycle Generation Plant". ATCO Ltd. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  2. "Brighton Beach Power Station (541.3 MW) - Windsor". Ontario Power Authority. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  3. "CONNECTION ASSESSMENT & APPROVAL PROCESS" (PDF). IESO.ca. Independent Electricity Market Operator. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2016.


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