EWCC IN THE NEWS

Cogeneration project set to begin
Dave Hall, Windsor Star Published:

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Construction is expected to begin
within weeks on a $212-million
cogeneration plant adjacent to
Ford Motor Company's old powerhouse
on the city's near east side.
The East Windsor Cogeneration
Centre, a joint project of Pristine
Power Inc. and Fort Chicago Energy
Partners, both of Calgary, is expected
to begin producing 84 megawatts of
power by summer 2009.
The new power plant is expected
to make the automaker's engine
plant more competitive and
environmentally friendly.
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"It required a great deal of co-operation
to build a power plant in an urban setting
such as this and we got it from Ford, the
city and the neighbourhood," Jeff Myers,
president of Pristine Power, said during
groundbreaking ceremonies Friday.
Myers, who helped build the West
Windsor power plant in Brighton
Beach 15 years ago, said the new plant
is "a direct result of the Ontario government's
commitment to high-efficiency cogeneration."
The project resulted from a bid process
conducted by the Ontario Power Authority
which has seen plants capable of producing
400 megawatts of power built or approved
in recent months.
Provincial Energy minister Dwight Duncan
said another 600 megawatts will be awarded
during the next round of bidding.
"This plant is good for the environment
and will provide more efficient, less expensive
power for Ford which will help keep them more
competitive," said Duncan.
Power generated by the plant will be fed
into Hydro One's grid when Ontario's power
demand peaks. Built by Toronto-based
Aecon Group Inc., the 84-megawatt,
natural-gas fired cogeneration plant
will operate on Ford property behind
the existing plant and will be considerably
smaller and quieter.
The investment also includes a $300,000
donation to a city-administered sustainability
fund, with the money to be used for as-yet
undetermined environmental or energy-efficient
projects.
Mayor Eddie Francis said the city will begin
discussions with the project developers to work
out guidelines for use of the funding.
"It's a nice giveback to the community on top
of everything else this project will mean," Francis
said. The project will be the fifth privately owned
power plant in Windsor.
© The Windsor Star 2007


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