Poplar River Power Station
| Poplar River Power Station | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Poplar River Power Station in Saskatchewan | |
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Hart Butte No. 11, near Coronach, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 49°3′28″N 105°29′05″W / 49.05778°N 105.48472°WCoordinates: 49°3′28″N 105°29′05″W / 49.05778°N 105.48472°W |
| Status | Active |
| Commission date | 1981 |
| Owner(s) | SaskPower |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Type | Steam turbine |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 532 MW |
Poplar River Power Station is a coal fired station owned by SaskPower, located near Coronach, Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 5 miles from the United States-Canada border.
The project to build the station was launched in the fall of 1974, with the Morrison Dam being constructed between 1975 and 1977 to provide cooling water for the station. Work on the power house began in 1975.[1] The single stack is 122 m in height. The lignite used to power the station is supplied from the Luscar Mining Poplar River Coal Mine.
Description
The Poplar River Power Station consists of:[2]
- one 291 net MW unit (commissioned in 1981)
- one 281 net MW unit (commissioned in 1983)
The boilers are supplied by Babcock & Wilcox and the turbines/generator are supplied by Hitatchi.[3]
SaskPower's Emissions Control Research Facility (ECRF)
The SaskPower's Emissions Control Research Facility (ECRF), is located at the Poplar River Power Station, and has the mandate to evaluates various technologies for controlling emissions. The station has been instrumented to provide real-time sampling of flue-gasses.[4]