Spy Hill Power Plant is a
natural gas-fired station owned by
Northland Power
Northland Power (TSX
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, in
Spy Hill
Spy Hill ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152 and Census Division No. 5. It is at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 600. The community's school cl ...
,
Saskatchewan
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,
Canada
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. The plant operates as a
power peaking plant, complete with synchronous condense (voltage control), under a 25-year
power purchase agreement with
SaskPower
Saskatchewan Power Corporation, operating as SaskPower, is the principal electric utility in Saskatchewan, Canada. Established in 1929 by the provincial government, it serves more than 538,000 customers and manages over $11.8 billion in assets. Sa ...
. Construction started on the project in 2009, and was completed in October 2011. The plant was built using two General Electric LM 6000 gas turbines.
Project Description
/ref> Construction of the plant was expected to cost $145 million.
Description
The Power Station consists of two turbines (supplied by General Electric LM6000
The General Electric LM6000 is a turboshaft aeroderivative gas turbine engine. The LM6000 is derived from the CF6-80C2 aircraft turbofan. It has additions and modifications designed to make it more suitable for marine propulsion, industrial power ...
), that operate in a simple cycle configuration. The operations team is as follows:
Site Lead, I&C Technologist - Dallas Wiley;
Electrical Technologist - Dean Currie;
Chief Engineer - Keith McKay
References
External links
Station Description
Natural gas-fired power stations in Saskatchewan
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