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Brandon Generating Station

Field	Value
name	Brandon Generating Station
image	Brandon GS Combustion Turbines.JPG
image_caption	Natural-gas fired combustion turbine building at Brandon GS
country	Canada
location	Brandon, Manitoba
coordinates
owner	Manitoba Hydro
status	O
th_fuel_primary	Natural gas
th_technology	Steam turbine Gas turbine
ps_electrical_capacity	340 MW
commissioned	1958

Brandon Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power station owned by Manitoba Hydro, located in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The station was first built to burn lignite from Saskatchewan.

On 1 January 2010, Unit 5, the sole coal-fired unit, was downgraded to emergency use only, per section 16 of the Manitoba Climate Change and Emissions Reductions Act. Unit 5 was permitted to operate as a generator only under certain circumstances:

To prevent a situation which would lead to a disruption or destabilization of the power supply.
In drought years where demand exceeds forecasted supply.
To maintain the generator in a state of readiness and availability.

The last allowance required Unit 5 to operate for 3–4 days each month at 10–15% of maximum capacity.

Description

The station consists of:

4 x 33 MW units (In 1996 three units were retired, and the last retired in 2001)
1 x 105 MW coal-fired unit. (Added in 1970, and Converted to Synchronous Condenser operation in 2018)
2 x 140 MW Alstom natural gas units (installed in 2002).

References

"Manitoba Climate Change and Emissions Reductions Act".
"Brandon Generating Station – Unit 5 Environmental Impact Statement Volume 5 – Amendments to Manitoba Hydro's Environment Act Licence Review Submission".
"Archived copy".
Unit 5 stopped burning coal on August 1, 2018, and was converted to a [[synchronous condenser]].Abigail Turner, [https://globalnews.ca/news/4829502/manitoba-hydro-coal/ "Manitoba no longer using coal for power,"] Global News, January 9, 2019
"Plant Description".
"Generating Stations".

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