The Clover Bar Energy Centre is located in Edmonton, Alberta, and currently uses three natural gas turbine commissioned in February 2008, September 2009 and January 2010, respectively.

The simple cycle units will cycle on and off to take advantage of price volatility in the Alberta electricity market. The current capacity of the facility is 243 MW, generated by General Electric LMS 100 turbines (100 MW each) and one General Electric LM 6000 (43 MW).

The new gas-fired, high-efficiency units use 85% less water per megawatt hour (MWh) than the four turbines in the old Clover Bar plant, which was originally installed at the Station in the 1970s. Combined, the new turbines will also produce about 70% less nitrogen oxides per MWh of electricity generated at full capacity, compared to the old plant.

Each unit can power up from standstill to full load in 10 minutes, giving Capital Power flexibility to respond to sudden changes in supply and demand. Power generated by the units will be sold on the open Alberta market. Clover Bar’s peaking units provide Capital Power with additional flexibility to optimize its Alberta power portfolio, and the higher efficiency of the General Electric LMS 100s will help Capital Power offer competitive peaking capacity, and capture greater margins from peak power prices.

The units were installed at the location of a previous generation plant owned by a subsidiary of Capital Power, and certain infrastructure, zoning, historical use and associated licences have significantly reduced capital costs, lead times and regulatory approvals for the project.

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Contact Information
E-mail: publicconsultation@capitalpower.com