Spy Hill Power Plant
Encyclopedia
Spy Hill Power Plant is a natural gas fired station
owned by Northland Power
, under construction in the Spy Hill
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
. The plant will operate as a power peeking plant, under a 25 year power purchase agreement with SaskPower
. Construction started on the project in 2009, with an expected completion date in 2011. The plant is being built using two General Electric LM 6000 gas turbines. Construction of the plant is expected to cost $145 million.
), that operate in a simple cycle configuration.
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 Northland Power
Northland Power
Northland Power Inc. , is a Canadian corporation that currently owns or has an economic interest in nine power generation assets in Canada—primarily Ontario and Québec—Germany, and the United States. Overall, the firm controls assets that generate about 818 MW of electricity. Approximately 80% of...
, under construction in the Spy Hill
Spy Hill, Saskatchewan
Spy Hill is a community in Saskatchewan at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 600. The community's school closed due to a lack of students, who are now bused to Esterhazy.In 2006, the population was 201, down 5.6% from 2001....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, 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...
. The plant will operate as a power peeking plant, under a 25 year power purchase agreement with SaskPower
SaskPower
Since 1929, SaskPower has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, it serves more than 473,000 customers and manages $5.3 billion in assets...
. Construction started on the project in 2009, with an expected completion date in 2011. The plant is being built using two General Electric LM 6000 gas turbines. Construction of the plant is expected to cost $145 million.
Description
The Power Station consists of two turbines (supplied by General Electric LM6000General Electric LM6000
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), that operate in a simple cycle configuration.