Poplar Hill Generating Plant

Poplar Hill Generating Plant
Country	Canada
Location	County of Grande Prairie No. 1, near Grande Prairie, Alberta
Coordinates	55°20′20″N 119°13′07″W
Status	Operational
Commission date	1998
Owner	Heartland Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Power generation
Units operational	1
Make and model	GE LM6000
Nameplate capacity	45 MW

Poplar Hill Generating Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Heartland Generation. The plant is located about 30 km northwest of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The plant operates in one of two modes as a synchronous condenser that allows the plant's generator to be disconnected from the turbine to provide voltage support or as a conventional power plant when additional power is needed in the region.^[1][2]

Description

The plant consists of:

• One GE LM6000 gas turbine and generator

References

1. "Poplar Hill Generating Plant". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
2. "Poplar Hill Generating Plant". Archived from the original on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2017-01-17.