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Kenora Generating Station (6 MW) - Kenora: Winnipeg River
Located adjacent to Norman GS, the station is a run-of-river plant. Operation pertaining to levels and flow are prescribed by the Lake of the Woods Control Board (LWCB) under the guidance of the International Joint Commission. The LWCB determines and communicates the required discharge through Kenora and Norman GS in accordance with its mandate. When the total discharge of Lake of the Woods exceeds 450 m3/s (including Norman GS and Kenora GS), the tail water level rise and the net head is reduced, with corresponding reductions in station production. The station is subject to a minimum flow of 10 m3/s at all times. The station is currently controlled by a staff of five operators located on site. The station will be automated and remotely controlled from the ACH LP Operating Center in Oshawa by the end of 2010.
The Kenora station is categorized as close coupled, and has no penstocks. Each unit has two head gates, which are operated by a common rail-mounted drive system. The station does not have any spillway capacity. All excess flows are spilled at the adjacent Norman GS. The headpond operates between the minimum elevation of 322.2 metres and maximum elevation of 323.5 metres.
Kenora is connected to the existing Hydro One 115kV circuit K2M and connects to Rabbit Lake TS.
This hydroelectric generating station generates approximately 27,400 MWh of renewable energy per year.
| Location: | 438 Veterans Drive, Kenora, ON |
| River System: | Winnipeg River |
| Nameplate Capacity: | 10 MW |
| OPA Contracted Capacity: | 6 MW |
| Operator: | AbitibiBowater |
| Technology: | Hydroelectric, run-of-river |
| Turbines: | Ten vertical Francis |
| Originally Built: | 1906 |
| OPA Contract Term Commencement Date: | December 1, 2009 |
Links:
AbitibiBowater
http://www.abitibibowater.com/
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Ontario Power Authority
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