Lambton Generating Station

Lambton Generating Station
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CountryCanada
LocationCorunna, Ontario
Coordinates42°47′50″N 82°28′10″W / 42.79722°N 82.46944°W / 42.79722; -82.46944
StatusPermanent shutdown
Commission date1969
Decommission dateShutdown in September 2013
OwnerOntario Power Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Power generation
Nameplate capacity950 megawatts[1]
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The Lambton Generating Station was a coal-fuelled power plant located on the St. Clair River near Corunna, Ontario, delivering up to 950 MW of power to the grid.[2] It is owned by Ontario Power Generation.[3]

The plant previously had a total generating capacity of 1,976 MW,[4] prior to the permanent shutdown of generating units 1 and 2 (of four) in October 2010.[3][5] The remaining units were shut down in September 2013.[6] It was connected to the power grid via numerous 230 kV lines, and also had two interconnections with Detroit Edison and ITC Transmission via a 230 kV 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.

The facility had three 168-metre (551 ft) smokestacks, one of which was equipped with flue-gas desulfurization units, commonly called "scrubbers", to remove sulfur oxide.[7] Emissions from scrubbers at the Lambton station could be seen for over 16 km, although with the scrubbers operating properly, these plumes likely had over 90% less SO2 compared with other coal-fired stations without scrubbers.

On November 22, 2016, it was announced that Ontario Power Generation was no longer looking at alternative uses for Lambton Generating Station, and that the facility would be decommissioned in 2017.[8][9] It was definitively closed in 2020. Demolition work is in progress and should last 2 years.[10]

On February 12, 2022, the majority of buildings at Lambton Generating Station, including the three large stacks, were imploded.[11]

Emissions

Greenhouse Gases (2012)[12]
Greenhouse gas Sum (tonnes) Sum (tonnes CO2e*)
CO2 2,238,606.72 2,238,607
CH4 46.08 968
N2O 27.05 8,387
HFCs 0.00 2
SF6 0.00 84
Total - 2,248,047

*Calculated figures for CO2e are rounded to the nearest tonne.

Total emissions, 2004–2012[12]
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
2010 3,330,461
2011 1,265,653
2012 2,248,047

Redevelopment

In 2012, plans were announced to relocate a proposed natural gas-powered generating station, originally intended for construction by Greenfield South Power Corporation in Mississauga, near to Etobicoke's Sherway Gardens, to the Lambton Generating Station site.[13]

Construction in Mississauga had already begun in 2011; the original site selection was cancelled during the October 2011 provincial election with the project becoming a key issue during that campaign and the subsequent 2014 campaign.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Power Generation: Thermal Power". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  2. ^ "Lambton Generating Station brochure" (PDF). Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Lambton Generating Station". Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. ^ (pg 60) Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Four OPG coal-fired generating units removed from service – Press Release" (PDF). Ontario Power Generation. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  6. ^ Morrow, Adrian (22 October 2013). "Ontario shuts down Lambton power plant ahead of schedule". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  7. ^ archive.org/stream/annualrepor1967onta/annualrepor1967onta_djvu.txt
  8. ^ "OPG plans to decommission Lambton Generating Station in 2017".
  9. ^ "OPG to Decommission Lambton Generating Station" (PDF). Ontario Power Generation Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  10. ^ Morden, Paul (11 February 2021). "Demolition set to restart at Lambton Generating Station". The Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Watch as old Lambton, Ont., generating station demolished by implosion". London. 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  12. ^ a b "Facility and GHG Information – Lambton Generating Station". Environment Canada. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Liberals release another 20,000 pages on Oakville generator amid charges of a "cover-up"". Toronto Star. October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  14. ^ Hooper, Tristan (24 October 2011). "Construction continues at Mississauga power plant". National Post. Retrieved 13 October 2012.