Lambton Generating Station
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The Lambton Generating Station is a coal-fuelled power plant
located on the St. Clair River
near Corunna, Ontario
and owned by Ontario Power Generation
. Lambton's generating units 1 and 2 (of 4), were put into permanent shutdown effective October 1, 2010.
The plant previously had a total generating capacity of 1,976 megawatts (MW). The capacity of the two units still in operation is 950 MW . At one time Lambton GS generated most of the electricity used in southwestern Ontario. It is connected to the power grid via numerous 230KV lines, and also has two interconnections with Detroit Edison
and ITC Transmission
via a 230KV line (Lambton-St. Clair #1) and a 345 kv line (Lambton-St. Clair #2). It is located almost exactly across the St. Clair River
from Detroit Edison's St. Clair Power Plant in East China, Michigan.
Of the three stacks the Lambton plant has, one is equipped with flue-gas desulfurization units, commonly called "scrubbers", to remove sulfur oxide. Emissions from scrubbers at the Lambton station could be seen for over 16 km, although with the scrubbers operating properly, these plumes likely have less SO2 compared with other coal-fired stations without scrubbers.
*Calculated figures for CO2e are rounded to the nearest tonne.
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...
located on the St. Clair River
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a river in central North America which drains Lake Huron into Lake St Clair, forming part of the international boundary between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan...
near Corunna, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and 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...
. Lambton's generating units 1 and 2 (of 4), were put into permanent shutdown effective October 1, 2010.
The plant previously had a total generating capacity of 1,976 megawatts (MW). The capacity of the two units still in operation is 950 MW . At one time Lambton GS generated most of the electricity used in southwestern Ontario. It is connected to the power grid via numerous 230KV lines, and also has two interconnections with Detroit Edison
Detroit Edison
The Detroit Edison Company, founded in 1903, is an investor-owned electric utility which serves most of Southeast Michigan. Its parent company, DTE Energy , provides energy services to a variety of clients beyond Detroit Edison's service area.- History :...
and ITC Transmission
ITC Transmission
ITC Transmission , also known as International Transmission Company, is an electric transmission company based in Novi, Michigan, a Detroit suburb...
via a 230KV line (Lambton-St. Clair #1) and a 345 kv line (Lambton-St. Clair #2). It is located almost exactly across the St. Clair River
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a river in central North America which drains Lake Huron into Lake St Clair, forming part of the international boundary between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan...
from Detroit Edison's St. Clair Power Plant in East China, Michigan.
Of the three stacks the Lambton plant has, one is equipped with flue-gas desulfurization units, commonly called "scrubbers", to remove sulfur oxide. Emissions from scrubbers at the Lambton station could be seen for over 16 km, although with the scrubbers operating properly, these plumes likely have less SO2 compared with other coal-fired stations without scrubbers.
Emissions
| Greenhouse gas | Sum (tonne Tonne The tonne, known as the metric ton in the US , often put pleonastically as "metric tonne" to avoid confusion with ton, is a metric system unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. The tonne is not an International System of Units unit, but is accepted for use with the SI... s) |
Sum (tonnes CO2e Carbon dioxide equivalent Carbon dioxide equivalent and Equivalent carbon dioxide are two related but distinct measures for describing how much global warming a given type and amount of greenhouse gas may cause, using the functionally equivalent amount or concentration of carbon dioxide as the reference.- Global warming... *) |
|---|---|---|
| CO2 Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom... |
3,731,607.00 | |
| CH4 Methane Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is the simplest alkane, the principal component of natural gas, and probably the most abundant organic compound on earth. The relative abundance of methane makes it an attractive fuel... |
1,586.23 | 33,311 |
| N2O Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or sweet air, is a chemical compound with the formula . It is an oxide of nitrogen. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic... |
55.27 | 17,134 |
| HFCs | 0.01 | 7 |
| Total | - | 3,782,059 |
*Calculated figures for CO2e are rounded to the nearest tonne.
| Year | Emissions (tonnes CO2e) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 7,208,141 |
| 2005 | 8,738,072 |
| 2006 | 6,485,627 |
| 2007 | 8,501,943 |
| 2008 | 6,405,366 |
| 2009 | 3,782,065 |