Project background
Upgrade to boost capacity to 71.5 MW
It is expected to increase by a further 50 to 200 per cent by 2013.
The current capacity of BC Hydro's Fort Nelson Generating Station (FNG) is not sufficient to meet this expected demand and requires upgrading.
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Station upgrade the best bet to meet demandBC Hydro operates a gas-fired electricity generating station located 16 kilometres south of Fort Nelson. Currently the plant has a maximum generating capacity of 47 megawatts under ideal conditions in winter and 40 megawatts in summer. The maximum peak winter demand for electricity has reached 47 megawatts (2007/2008). Fort Nelson is not connected to the BC Hydro transmission grid. It is connected to the Alberta electric system via a transmission line. Currently, BC Hydro has an agreement with the Alberta Electric System Operator to provide backup electricity and reliability of supply whenever needed to support all residential and specific industrial loads. However, as the region's economy grows, BC Hydro evaluated its options for other secure sources of additional energy and concluded that upgrading the Fort Nelson Generating Station provides the most cost-effective, near-term capacity addition. |
Last Modified: Aug 17, 2011
