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Primrose— 85 MW Natural Gas

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The Primrose is a key infrastructure asset in Canada's power generation grid, located on the continent of North America. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 85 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing gas energy resources to generate bulk electricity. Operational management and ownership of the facility are handled by the Hydro Quebec, which oversees daily maintenance and grid dispatch integration. The facility was officially connected to the commercial grid in 1998, since which it has maintained regular output, playing a structured role in domestic power supply security. In terms of domestic production capacity within Canada, Primrose occupies the #77 position among all operational gas power plants. Its 85 MW capacity represents a 0.29% share of Canada's total installed gas generating capacity, which currently stands at 29,357 MW. The largest operational gas installation in Canada is the Lennox Generating Station with an output of 2,140 MW, making the Primrose approximately 25.2 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.0440% of Canada's aggregate generation capacity of 193,175 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of gas power plants (modeled at 40% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 297,840 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in Canada consumes 11 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 27,076 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates 54.6963° latitude and -110.7238° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include the Nabiye (gas-fired, 170 MW), the Mahkeses (gas-fired, 168 MW), the Foster Creek (gas-fired, 80 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of Canada.