St. Clair Energy Centre Explained

St. Clair Energy Centre
Country:Canada
Location:St. Clair, Ontario
Coordinates:42.8965°N -82.3983°W
Status:O
Commissioned:30 March 2009
Owner:St Clair Power LP
Operator:Invenergy Services Canada
Th Fuel Primary:Natural gas
Ps Combined Cycle:Yes
Ps Electrical 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.

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.[2] The plant was partially built from equipment originally intended four-unit CCGT in Nelson Township, IL.[3]

Description

The plant consists of:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Invenergy Closes Refinancing For St. Clair Energy Centre . News & Stories . Invenergy LLC . 16 March 2020 . en . 12 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Ontario Power Authority. 2012-05-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510171740/http://powerauthority.on.ca/clean-energy/st-clair-energy-centre-5770-mw-sarnia. 2012-05-10.
  3. http://www.industcards.com/cc-canada-on.htm CCGT Plants in Ontario