Goreway Power Station is a

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power station owned by Capital Power Corporation, in

Brampton Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it ...

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. The plant is used primarily during periods of peak demand. Gas is supplied by underground pipelines from the nearby

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facility.

Description

At 875 MW the plant is the second largest gas fired station in Canada behind the

Greenfield Energy Centre Greenfield Energy Centre is a natural gas-fired power station located in Courtright, Ontario. It produces 1,005 MW of electricity and is the second largest natural gas-fired power plant in Canada. Greenfield consists of three Siemens Westing ...

and consists of: * 3+1 CCGT with 7001FB gas turbines

References

External links

Goreway Station Partnership

Goreway Station
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