In late 2012, the facility powered down and underwent renovations, due to the Ontario government's initiative to eliminate all coal-fired electricity generation.[2] It is the first generating station to be converted by OPG to be fueled by biomass,[3] and is North America's largest purely biomass-fueled power plant.[4] The conversion came at a cost of C$200 million, and the plant was re-opened on 10 September 2014.[4][5][6]
Annual production at the plant is approximately 900 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), enough energy to supply approximately 70,000 households for one year. The station occupies an area of 300 ha (741 acres). The plant's chimney is 145 m (476 ft) tall, and the steam temperature is 538 °C (1,000 °F). This plant is connected to the provincial power grid via several 230,000-volt transmission lines.
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March 24, 2023
atikokan, generating, station, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Atikokan Generating Station is a biomass power plant owned by Ontario Power Generation OPG located 8 km 5 mi north of Atikokan Ontario 190 km 118 mi west of Thunder Bay The plant employs 90 people The Atikokan Generating Station began operation as a coal fired station in 1985 and underwent an overhaul in the autumn of 2003 Atikokan Generating StationCountryCanadaLocationAtikokan OntarioCoordinates48 50 17 N 91 34 15 W 48 83806 N 91 57083 W 48 83806 91 57083 Coordinates 48 50 17 N 91 34 15 W 48 83806 N 91 57083 W 48 83806 91 57083StatusOperationalCommission date1985 1985 coal fired 2014 biomass fired Owner s Ontario Power GenerationThermal power stationPrimary fuelWood biomass 2014 Turbine technologySteam turbinePower generationNameplate capacity205 MW edit on Wikidata Until 2012 it had one coal fueled generating unit with low nitrogen oxide NOx burners providing a peak output of 230 MW fuelled by low sulfur lignite coal from the Ravenscrag Formation in Southern Saskatchewan 1 In late 2012 the facility powered down and underwent renovations due to the Ontario government s initiative to eliminate all coal fired electricity generation 2 It is the first generating station to be converted by OPG to be fueled by biomass 3 and is North America s largest purely biomass fueled power plant 4 The conversion came at a cost of C 200 million and the plant was re opened on 10 September 2014 4 5 6 Annual production at the plant is approximately 900 million kilowatt hours kWh enough energy to supply approximately 70 000 households for one year The station occupies an area of 300 ha 741 acres The plant s chimney is 145 m 476 ft tall and the steam temperature is 538 C 1 000 F This plant is connected to the provincial power grid via several 230 000 volt transmission lines Contents 1 Emissions 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksEmissions EditGreenhouse Gases 2012 7 Greenhouse gas Sum tonnes Sum tonnes CO2e CO2 46 684 46 684CH4 1 22 26N2O 0 92 286Total 46 996 Calculated figures for CO2e are rounded to the nearest tonne Total emissions 2004 2020 7 Year Emissions tonnes CO2e 2004 1 181 1222005 1 108 4372006 851 0942007 754 1482008 413 6392009 200 3932010 501 8302011 78 0782012 46 9962013 02014 02015 48 0702016 29 2192017 18 1382018 19 6452019 17 0222020 17 104See also Edit Ontario portal Energy portalThunder Bay Generating Station Kakabeka Generating Station List of power stations in Canada List of tallest smokestacks in CanadaReferences Edit Saskatchewan Energy and Mines December 1994 Coal in Saskatchewan PDF Saskatchewan Publications Centre p 27 Archived PDF from the original on 2016 12 18 Retrieved October 18 2019 Montgomery James Sneak Peek Inside The Atikokan Biomass Plant Conversion Renewable Energy World 2013 09 12 Ontario coal fired power plant to switch to biomass CBC News January 21 2009 Retrieved January 21 2009 a b Ensuring a future of renewable energy for the people of Northwestern Ontario Archived from the original on 2014 04 17 Retrieved 2014 04 18 http www ediweekly com largest biomass power plant na set open atikokan 200M conversion coming for Atitkokan coal plant CBC News July 19 2012 Retrieved July 19 2012 a b Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data search Canada ca External links EditOntario Power Generation Atikokan Generating Station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atikokan Generating Station amp oldid 1112407654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
