Nanticoke Generating Station

This article is about the defunct coal-fired power station. For the solar power station, see Nanticoke Solar Facility.
Nanticoke Generating Station
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CountryCanada
LocationNanticoke, Haldimand County, Ontario
Coordinates42°48′0″N 80°3′1″W / 42.80000°N 80.05028°W / 42.80000; -80.05028
StatusDecommissioned
Construction began1967 (1967)
Commission date1972–1978
Decommission date2013 (2013)
OwnerOntario Power Generation
OperatorOntario Power Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelSub-bituminous coal
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Cooling sourceLake Erie
Power generation
Units decommissioned8 × 500 MW
Nameplate capacity3964 MW (8 units)
1880 MW (4 units)[1]
Capacity factor69% (peak)
Annual net output24,000 GWh (peak)
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The Nanticoke Generating Station was a coal-fired power station in Nanticoke, Ontario in operation from 1972 to 2013. It was the largest coal power station in North America and, at full capacity, it could provide 3,964 MW of power into the southern Ontario power grid from its base in Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada,[2] and provided as much as 15% of Ontario's electricity.

It was decommissioned in 2013 as part of the Government of Ontario's commitment to eliminate coal power.[3] A 44 MW photovoltaic power station, the Nanticoke Solar Facility, was built on the site and entered service in 2019.[4][5][6]

Prior to the commencement of decommissioning, Nanticoke was one of Canada's top ten single sources of greenhouse gases.[7]

  1. ^ "Nanticoke Generating Station". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Weather and Ontario's Electricity System" (PDF). Independent Electricity System Operator. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Thermal power". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ^ Morley, Liisa. "Nanticoke Solar Project Completed on Budget and on Schedule". PCL Constructors. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  5. ^ Foreman, Gideon (July 19, 2019). "Industry and nature make peace at former home of North America's largest coal plant". David Suzuki Foundation. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  6. ^ "Former coal-fired power plant in Ontario becomes solar facility". MINING.com. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. ^ "GHG Facility Table 2009". Environment Canada. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.