Lennox Generating Station
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Lennox Generating Station is a natural gas fired station
owned by Ontario Power Generation
, located on the shore of Lake Ontario near Bath, Ontario, Canada
. From 1982 to 1987 the plant was placed in reserve to surplus power in Ontario. Between 1998 and 2000 the plant was converted to use either heavy oil or natural gas. It is common to operate on Natural Gas during the summer season and switch to oil in the winter when demand is high for gas.
The plant has two smokestacks which are both 198 m (650 ft) tall.
Fossil fuel power plant
A fossil-fuel power station is a power station that burns fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or petroleum to produce electricity. Central station fossil-fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation...
owned by Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel...
, located on the shore of Lake Ontario near Bath, Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. From 1982 to 1987 the plant was placed in reserve to surplus power in Ontario. Between 1998 and 2000 the plant was converted to use either heavy oil or natural gas. It is common to operate on Natural Gas during the summer season and switch to oil in the winter when demand is high for gas.
The plant has two smokestacks which are both 198 m (650 ft) tall.