Petty Harbour Generating Station
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Petty Harbour Generating Station | |
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Location | Canada Newfoundland and Labrador |
Coordinates | 47°27′54.99″N 52°42′44.78″W / 47.4652750°N 52.7124389°W |
Construction began | 1898 |
Owner(s) | Newfoundland Power |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 57.9 m (190 ft) |
Turbines | 3 |
Installed capacity | 5.3 MW |
Annual generation | 18 GWh |
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The Petty Harbour Hydro Electric Generating Station is a hydroelectric generating station in Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was constructed in 1898 and it was the first hydroelectric generating station in Newfoundland.[1] It was built by the St. John's Street Railway Company, a company established by Robert Reid. Operation commenced on 19 April 1900.
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In 1920 Reid renamed the company the St. John's Light and Power Company. On 7 February 1921, an avalanche destroyed 23 m (75 ft) of the wooden penstock that carried water from the dam to the generating station, cutting off all electrical power to St. John's for almost five days.[2] Then, in 1924, the plant changed ownership to the Royal Securities Corporation of Montreal, where they began extensive reconstruction of the plant and watershed area.
On 1 May 1978, the plant was entered in the Canadian Engineering Heritage Record as a model reflecting progressive adaptation to emerging technology, and remains today[when?] as one of the few plants of its type still in active service.
General Information
[edit]Location: Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Owner: Newfoundland Power
Capacity: 5.3 MW
Average Yearly Output: 18 gigawatt-hours
Head: 57.9 metres
Average Streamflow: 5.6 cms
On-Line: 1900
Original Design: G.H. Massey, A.C. Rice
Original Construction: Reid Newfoundland Company
Equipment
[edit]Turbines
[edit]Unit 1: (installed in 1902) Inward-flow Girard type (impulse turbine) 1.4 MW Manufactured by Stillwell, Bierce & Smith Vaille Co. Replaced in 1912 with Horizontal Francis turbine 1.57 MW Manufactured by Voith
Unit 2: (installed in 1900) Victor type (early Francis turbine) 1.4 MW Manufactured by Stillwell, Bierce & Smith Vaille Co. Replaced in 1908 with Horizontal Francis 1.57 MW Manufactured by Voith
Unit 3: (installed in 1926) Horizontal Francis 2.05 MW Manufactured by Armstrong Whitworth
Generators
[edit]Unit 2 (installed in 1900): 3-phase, 60 Hertz, 550 volts Manufactured by Westinghouse Replaced in 1926 with 3-phase, 60 Hertz, 2,300 volts Manufactured by General Electric
Unit 1 (installed in 1902): 3-phase, 60 Hertz, 550 volts Manufactured by Westinghouse Rewound in 1926 to 2,300 volts
Unit 3 (installed in 1926): 3-phase, 60 Hertz, 2,300 volts Manufactured by General Electric
Construction
[edit]Powerhouse
[edit]48.8 metres long by 7.3 metres wide by 4.9 metres high Masonry construction
Penstock
[edit]Original:
1,057 metres long, 2.4-meter by 2.4-meter cross-section wooden flume
112.2 metres long, 2.4-meter by 2.4-meter cross-section rock tunnel
115.2 metres long, 2-meter-diameter steel penstock
Replacements:
1926: 975-metre-long, 2.3-meter-diameter wood stave penstock
1953: Steel penstock (surge tank riser) replaced with 2.3-metre-diameter steel pipe
1999: Lower 740.7 metres of penstock replaced with 2.3-metre-diameter steel pipe
2021: Remainder of penstock replaced with 2.3-metre-diameter steel pipe
Intake Structure:
Concrete with steel gate and lift (integral to forebay dam)
Dams & Reservoirs
[edit]Forebay
[edit]In 1900, rockfill with timber facing. Replaced in 1926 with concrete gravity. Steel anchors added in 1992. 9.1-meter maximum height.
Bay Bulls Big Pond
[edit]Zoned earthfill (rebuilt 1998–1999) Concrete outlet conduit
Cochrane Pond
[edit]Earthfill with concrete overflow spillway and timber crib outlet.
Tailrace
[edit]Unlined canal excavated in rock 137 metres long
References
[edit]- ^ McBride, Michelle. "Hydro Development in Newfoundland and Labrador". Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Petty Harbour Hydro-Electric Generating Station". Canada's Historic Places, Administered by Parks Canada. Retrieved 2011-04-11.